I think they used to be priced a bit higher than competing receivers for what seemed like the same features, but nowadays they seem quite competitive. Everything I have heard is good...

I used to own a big Marantz power amp which I still miss. Marantz is owned by Denon these days, isn't it ?

M60ti, VP180, QS8, M2ti, EP500, PC-Plus 20-39
M5HP, M40ti, Sierra-1
LFR1100 active, ADA1500-4 and -8