sorry to bring up such a dead thread, but i'm curious as well.

I borrowed a kenwood vr-309 HT amp from a friend, and it was terrible. So I went back home and swapped it with my 1974 marantz 2220b, and the music sounded.. well, more like music. MUCH better. I am now using them with the M22tis, a slight better sound than the M3tis, imo.

Now, where on the ladder am I with the 2220b? It sounds plenty good to me, as long as the loudness countour is enabled.

I've set my sights on the NAD C372 though.

Last edited by kertong; 09/03/04 06:41 PM.
Arcam Delta 290, Marantz 2220b (at parents now), Axiom M3ti, Axiom M22ti, Grado Labs SR80s