From reading about the 7005 model, which is one model up and one year older, than the 6006, it was comparable to the Denon 3311 of that same year. You paid much more for the 7005 than you did for the 3311.

By using this logic the same money for the Denon would buy a model down for the Marantz. Don't know if this still holds true, or not, but it is a good argument towards buying the Denon 3312 receiver.

https://docs.google.com/spreadsheet/ccc?...amp;usp=sharing