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I'd guess that its probably better than anything in the 300$ price range. If you went up to the 1k mark, then I'd bet it would be beaten by a modern receiver like the Denon 3805 in both sound quality and features.

Were I to guess, I'd say that that Marantz would have better sound quality than anything in that price range, but you might miss out on a few features that newer receivers have, like Prologic 2 and DTS:ES. I'd still buy it myself.
 
klowngoblin said:
i dont think we get those amps here in canada.. never heard of it
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Never heard of Marantz? I'm sure you can get it in Canada.
 
They prolly heard of Philips..

Philips bought Marantz years ago, but I dunno if hte acquisition did anyhting as far as availibility, model changes, etc.
 
so what's the deal on this DAC stuff? 96kHz/24-bit vs 192kHz/24-bit.....i dont even know what that is but would it make a difference lets say for the purpose of hooking it to a comp qualitywise? i plan to probably get a receiver 250$ that is good for music and movies and just hookin up my consoles for my 2405
 
bench261 said:
so what's the deal on this DAC stuff? 96kHz/24-bit vs 192kHz/24-bit.....i dont even know what that is but would it make a difference lets say for the purpose of hooking it to a comp qualitywise? i plan to probably get a receiver 250$ that is good for music and movies and just hookin up my consoles for my 2405
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DAC stands for Digital-Analog Converter. I dont know about others but Marantz always sounds a little lacking on the middle range to me while some say its very musical. 192kHz/24-bit DACs are a step up from 96kHz/24-bit and usually found in receivers with prices above $500 nowadays. it still makes a difference even you input everything from your PC sound card. It depends on how much you are into hi-fi music playback and the home theater stuff. I dont know how much you are paying but I wouldnt consider it if its over $600.

P.S. I think I might be misleading you so just let you know generally speaking, its still a good receiver even considering its age.
 
yeah, i was probably thinking about geting a modern one, after all they would all be around the same price. so the "higher" the DAC the better? or can u only notice the difference if whatever source utilized such quality? i noticed some receivers have dacs at 192 for a low price like onkyo or denon. does it make a difference really for normal use?

thanks for all your responses :)
 
bench261 said:
yeah, i was probably thinking about geting a modern one, after all they would all be around the same price. so the "higher" the DAC the better? or can u only notice the difference if whatever source utilized such quality? i noticed some receivers have dacs at 192 for a low price like onkyo or denon. does it make a difference really for normal use?

thanks for all your responses :)
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I'd prefer DACs with better specs. The source may not have that much to do with DACs -- higher rate DACs preserve whatever from the source with more fidelity/better soundstage (as a result), etc. Generally speaking, Onkyo, Denon, Marantz, NAD, Harman-Kardon together with Pioneer and Yamaha are major players on the entry level audiophile equipment market. Hardcore bugs most likely use separates or go for B&K, Lexicon and such, which easily cost two grand at least only for a receiver. I know Onkyo put 192kHz/24-bit DACs in their cheap models but be aware regardless the spec, those DACs might be crap. Denon is one of manys favs and as what I know of only models as AVR-3805 and above have that spec and the DACs used are actually pretty good burr-brown. If you dont consider yourself as an *audiophile* and you dont go crazy setting up more than six speakers in your room when watching a movie, that Marantz could be a keeper if you can grab it under $600. I know I would.
 
ImLazZzy said:
I'd prefer DACs with better specs. The source may not have that much to do with DACs -- higher rate DACs preserve whatever from the source with more fidelity/better soundstage (as a result), etc. Generally speaking, Onkyo, Denon, Marantz, NAD, Harman-Kardon together with Pioneer and Yamaha are major players on the entry level audiophile equipment market. Hardcore bugs most likely use separates or go for B&K, Lexicon and such, which easily cost two grand at least only for a receiver. I know Onkyo put 192kHz/24-bit DACs in their cheap models but be aware regardless the spec, those DACs might be crap. Denon is one of manys favs and as what I know of only models as AVR-3805 and above have that spec and the DACs used are actually pretty good burr-brown. If you dont consider yourself as an *audiophile* and you dont go crazy setting up more than six speakers in your room when watching a movie, that Marantz could be a keeper if you can grab it under $600. I know I would.
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I got burr brown dac's in my pioneer elite reciever too.
 
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