Marantz SR8002 7.1 Receiver Thread

[Steve]

Originally Posted by Maggot

Yea, I'm a little concerned and rather surprised about the fact that Marantz doesn't have something like an 8003/8004 AVR. Their other amps in the 5000/6000 series are underpowered even for me in my little room. I'm also looking at Denon as they seem to offer a much wider and newer selection of AVR's.

I was surprised too. When I started looking at Marantz, they were just about to unveil the SR6004. I was very surprised they hadn't updated the higher models since the SRX002 models. Nothing against Denon, but I decided to go with a Pioneer Elite SC-25. I'll be ordering it in about 3 weeks (still saving up). It's the ICE amps used in some of the Elites that really drew me to this line of receivers. You should check them out. Even if you still end up going with a Denon, IMO it's always a good idea to check out all the options out there before you buy to make sure you're getting what you want.