In Reply to: Marantz SA-7S1 - new purchase posted by Keilic on May 14, 2008 at 23:23:21:
I've got the Arcam AVR350 myself and while it's an excellent receiver which is about as musical as you can get at the price, it won't exactly put a digital source under the microscope so I'd imagine that the differences between a very good source and and an extremely good source will be diluted and very subtle.
If you take a long term perspective however, you will find that the Marantz will make every future upgrade of amplifier, cables and speakers much more rewarding so don't be too downhearted as you've made an investment which will eventually pay dividends - just be patient and concentrate on where you want to get to rather than what happens along the way.
What I would suggest is that you have to decide early on whether you want to have the best stereo system you possibly can within your budget, or whether you have to integrate your stereo system with your HT system which will compromise the sound (although there is a cheap way to separate your two channel system using a Yamaha DSP-E800).
Best Regards,
Chris redmond.
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- RE: Marantz SA-7S1 - new purchase - chris.redmond2@bushinternet.com 05/16/0812:52:35 05/16/08 (4)
- RE: Marantz SA-7S1 - new purchase - Keilic 20:01:59 05/20/08 (3)
- Your Arcam is no slouch... - Harmonia 22:52:52 05/20/08 (2)
- Thanks - and final update before replacement - Keilic 10:41:37 05/22/08 (1)
- RE: Thanks - and final update before replacement - KW13 22:36:08 05/26/08 (0)