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In Reply to: Denon 2800 vs. Marantz 7000 posted by New York City Guy on January 15, 2000 at 09:23:27:
Your situation is similar to the one we have experienced the previous couple of months. After trying out and eliminating the Yamaha 995 (too bright) and the Onkyo Integra DTR-7 (too much hiss and somewhat harsh), we had "settled" upon the Denon AVR-3300. At the last moment, we tried out the Marantz SR-8000. What a great receiver!It is not that the Denon AVR-3300 is a bad receiver (it isn't), it is just that the Marantz SR-8000 had a better, smoother sound in stereo mode and was just as impressive in HT as the AVR-3300. We listen to a lot of rock music (60's to recent) and found the SR-8000's sound to be more pleasing, bassier, just as detailed when compared to AVR-3300. It has a wonderful, non-fatiquing sound that we can (and have!) listen to for hours.
We also found that the SR-8000 could drive our tower speakers a lot better (Canton Ergo 92DC, rated 4 to 8 ohms, depending on frequency). Whether at low or moderate volume levels, the SR-8000/Ergo 92 combination is splendid.
There are other issues one might consider (like component switching, digital out, DSPs, etc), but for us the discriminator was the musical sound and on that issue the Marantz SR-8000 is substantually better than the Denon AVR-3300. Of course, this is OUR opinion.
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