Marantz or Yamaha?

Tequila
Tequila Posts: 104
edited December 2006 in Electronics
Yes, this is a great competition. To Some people (sales man included) the Yamaha AVR are better than Marantz. To the Other people (other sales man included) Marantz rules. I don´t know... :confused:
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  • Tequila
    Tequila Posts: 104
    edited December 2006
    or HK? Is to dirve a Rti Line.
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  • Dennis Gardner
    Dennis Gardner Posts: 4,861
    edited December 2006
    In a receiver comparison, it is almost always a feature based decision as opposed to an sight/sound based decision.

    Get the one that has all the bells and whistles you want, as they will all drive any RTi but the 12s nicely.

    Personally, I would choose a Marantz for the remote. I bet no salesman said that...........
    HT Optoma HD25 LV on 80" DIY Screen, Anthem MRX 300 Receiver, Pioneer Elite BDP 51FD Polk CS350LS, Polk SDA1C, Polk FX300, Polk RT55, Dual EBS Adire Shiva 320watt tuned to 17hz, ICs-DIY Twisted Prs, Speaker-Raymond Cable

    2 Channel Thorens TD 318 Grado ZF1, SACD/CD Marantz 8260, Soundstream/Krell DAC1, Audio Mirror PP1, Odyssey Stratos, ADS L-1290, ICs-DIY Twisted , Speaker-Raymond Cable
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  • AudioVideo
    AudioVideo Posts: 9
    edited December 2006
    I have a Yamaha RX-V4600 and it is a really good sounding receiver. It also has HD Radio. I am driving a 7.1 Polk speaker system with a pair of RTi100, CSi40 center and 4 RTi28surrounds and a PSW303.
    Main System:
    Sony KV-36XBR800
    Yamaha RX-V4600
    Sony DVP-CX995V
    Fronts RTi100
    Center CSi40
    4 Surrounds RTi28
    PSW-303
    SqueezeBox 3
    Other:
    Sony KV-36HS500
    Sony STR-DA4ES
    Sony KLV-32M1
    Sony DVP-NC685V
    Sony DVP-NS75H
    Polk I-Sonic Radio
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  • janmike
    janmike Posts: 6,146
    edited December 2006
    The Yamaha will be bright, IMO. The Marantz will be quite smooth in comparison.
    Michael ;)
    In the beginning, all knowledge was new!
    NORTH of 60°
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  • ben62670
    ben62670 Posts: 15,969
    edited December 2006
    Don't forget to take a good look at Denon
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    Thanks
    Ben
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  • schwarcw
    schwarcw Posts: 7,341
    edited December 2006
    My personal preference is the Marantz. My opinion is that it has a very neutral sound, not digital or analytic. SMOOTH. Check out accessories4less.com

    They've got some "B" stock receivers beginning at $269. They are an authorized factory dealer with full warranty.
    Carl

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