Ralderman:
I had Marantz separates Amplifier/Pre-amp in the 70's and one fine day the AMP went up in smoke, my fault, I shorted the load. It was never the same after I replaced the HV transistors. Now, I am considering the 5300 vs the 7300 from hifi.com. All the reviews that I have read places the Marantz receivers in very good light for stereo and surround and a very reasonable price. There are some issues about the Denon 3803 that others on this board and others on other boards have mentioned. I really like the 7300 but I do not know whether I would use on the bells on this model??

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