In all these many months which I have been reading and occasionally posting, there have not been really any comments for or against Marantz. Ownership changes and technology advancements would seem to have brought them back around to a very viable contender.
I have loked at the new 7300 series and wonder why this isn't coming up in commentary as a player for our products and again why the no mention?
Can users of the marantz or knowledgable shoppers please educate me about this fine old name and where they are missing it since they are so void of commentary here on the message boards?
I love old Marantz equipment. It's solid, well made, sounds good, and is gorgeous. That said, I've never owned a piece of it that was completely functional. I'm thinking about having my 2220B fixed up, but we'll see.
Anyway, I've heard bad things about the quality on the 7200s, and I didn't find their lineup to be that good a value at the moment, at least when I was comparing to H/K. What I noticed was the 6.1 vs. 7.1 and the lack of all channel 192/24 processing until you get up to the 7300. Also, until you get to the 6300, you don't get B channel speakers. Then you have to go to 7300 to get multiroom.
Also, they're not as pretty as they used to be.
I second that, those things are ugly.
Not to mention their bad website.
Believe it or not, but that did play a part in what I eventually bought. If I couldn't get the information I needed quickly and easily, I didn't bother to screw around with the hardware. I figure that any company that can't take the time to provide me with an easy point of access for the data I want doesn't deserve my business.
Rocket, specifically, lost my money because of this.
i helped my next door neighbor put together a 6.1 system using a marantz receiver,and the sound is great,but,to use and set all the functions is very difficult,if you are thinking about getting one,spend some time with it in the store and see if its user friendly enough for you,i personally found it to be a big pain in the....ron
