expiredOlivePocket7248 posted Aug 13, 2024 08:27 PM
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expiredOlivePocket7248 posted Aug 13, 2024 08:27 PM
Marantz: 25% Off Recertified Home Audio: CINEMA 70s 7.2-Ch AV Receiver
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They believe like a religion and believe it applies or should apply to everyone!
You throw the price of the difference into the mix and it becomes exponentially more complicated!
This is a good deal if you know you want Marantz and ok with refurbished from them.
If you're just looking for this so called best bang for your buck receiver, it not such a great deal.
Here is my take on those.
In short if you don't have a brand preference the 3800 is really hard to beat for the price.
If you're gonna rely on internal power then the 4800 is probably the better choice.
If you prefer Marantz's warmer sound the 50 is great at this price.
I went with the 3800 but if this was for a new one definitely would have considered it.
I came from a x4400h and could never justify Marantz extra cost either.
Even more so wanting Dirac, big cost difference before it came down to these mid level options.
Audyssey made it even less likely since they kept upping the ante making that difference much much smaller!
Now again couldn't justify C50 so wanted to stay with 4 series with Denon.
The difference just wasn't there for me with external amps.
Tried all three with 3/5/9 amps, even with just 3 the difference was very small.
Got the 3800 at $1k + DL/DLBC combo for $560! Using it as a pre-pro nothing comes close to that performance imo.
I will say got a 2nd chance at the 50 with both DL/DLBC, it's a very good match!!!
If you like Marantz and have a decent setup and ok with refurb, that's a lot of value at this price imo.
This is where the pricing should be, or less in my opinion, considering the value
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Apparently some people have had many issues with the 305(look at the current Integra thread) and has no pre outs.
If Dirac is the draw with the 305.
The 60 can take advantage of Audyssey One EVO which can give similar DL results.
Here is a comparison of the two.
https://www.zkelectroni
Marantz Cinema 70S = Denon 1800
https://www.zkelectroni
In this case, the newer 1800 is slightly more powerful than the 70S. However, the combination of the 7.2 pre-outs w/the slim form factor on the Marantz is difficult to pass up!
Marantz Cinema 60 = Denon 2800
https://www.zkelectroni
Again, the Marantz has the 7.2 pre-outs but the 2 AVRs are very similar.
I assume you folks already know which Denons the Cinema 50, 40, 30 follow....
If you want to compare apples to apples, it's the Cinema 60 vs the Integra DRX3.4. The Pioneer is usually much cheaper than the Marantz.
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