fejo

Overall Rating
 5 of 5

Value Rating
 5 of 5

Used product for
More than 1 year

Visitors rate this review
5.00 of 5, 1.00 votes

Price Paid:  $545.00

Summary:
This box is a Slient Killer. i was wondering why marantz stopped prodcuing these any more. I have combined it with Multiple receivers yet i am able to get the sound i need. very neat, doesn;t run hot even after several hours of listening. I love this amp. the only thing in my HT which has not changed since i bought.

Strengths:
Very Warm Sound.
Can drive Any Speakers.
Gel well with any Pre amp and REceivers

Weaknesses:
None so far

Price Paid:  $650.00 from ebay

Summary:
I added it to my Sr-7200 marantz receiver which is powering rm7500 polk speakers. It powers 4 more Polk LSi-9 speakers for my second set of surrounds, polk LsiC for my second center and a velodyne cht-12 for my second sub. Marantz told me to expect around 230 watts/ch since I´m driving a 4 ohm load. Most spkrs are 8 ohms. When you have less resistance the amp naturally gives more power. This twin system is in the corner of an open 1000sq.ft. basement. There are 10-1 inch, 16-5.25 inch, 2-10 inch and 1-12 inch spkrs pointed at my head. The new spkrs are connected with 10 gauge python wires. Everthing else gets monster cable. I had 5 weeks of vacation to break in my system with an assortment of sacd´s, music 5.1 dts dvd,s and movie 5.1 dts dvds. I can say they needed a break-in period. As time went by they just kept sounding better. I had a friend over to listen to the Queen dvd. He brought his wife and two children. He had the volume up so loud that his wife and two kids had to cover there ears. He on the otherhand wore a big smile. I luckily can still hear and can say that with all the peak indicators lit the amp still deliverers crystal clear music. The scene with the bi-pod racers in star wars 1 is like you were right beside the thing. Another friend listened to the first scene of twister and called it tramatic. Compared to the Rm7500 alone without the new amp engaged the system still sounds good. The difference with the new amp is in the way the sound engulfs you, its just every where and its much louder. The accuracy and depth is very good. I listened to a demo which included much more expensive components. Johnson Conrad tube amp hooked to smaller front and center martin logans and boston acoustics for the rear. All audiophiles know the johnson and logan to be in high high end territory. However I thought my sr-7200 hooked to my rm7500 sounded almost as good. With the additional mm9000 I don´t think the johnson and logan sound any better!!!! I was told that treating the walls and ceiling can make make a difference. The walls at the demo were cement block, not good. My walls are solid concrete with a partial 4 ft. wood wall, not good. I think ceilings were similiar. I do not consider myself an audiophile and I suppose a trained ear would say the conrad produces a cleaner sound, for $10,000 it better. For the money I don´t think you can go wrong. It sounds much better than my denon and ac hc-6 system. Just like the denon system sounds better then the kenwood htb-204 system. $300 for HTB-204 system, $1000 for the Denon system and $5000 for the Marantz system. Get the picture. Better sound equals more money, alot more money. I enjoy all three systems, however some more than others!!

Strengths:
great power handles 4 ohmn load with ease

Weaknesses:
none

Similar Products Used:
Denon 1803 receiver acoustic research hc-6 home theater spkrs kenwood htb-204

Price Paid:  $699.00 from accessories4less

Summary:
My modest home theater components are a sony 7000 dvd player, sony str-da777es receiver, nht super 2 towers, super center, and super ones for surrounds. All cabling is analysis plus. I am now using the marantz 9000 and my 777es as a prepro....this made a huge difference. The NHT's need a lot of power to sound alive and the marantz has done this. As a reference, I inserted my modest NHT super twos in my 2 channel system, sony scd 777es sacd player feeding my bryston amps into the super twos....well, the brystons offer a deeper/fuller bass with better control of the woofer. Part of this could be attributable to the 777es player which is still a reference standard known for extreme clarity and bass for playing redbook cds. Brystons are also known for their bass control. My 2 channel rig costed multiples more than my theater stuff. For the money, the Marantz is a great fine. Highly recommeded. Adding this amp has brought out a snergy in my gear...the 7000 dvd is one of the best interlaced player to date and a great transport, the str-da777es pre-pro is straight for sony's 9000 prepro with the exact same dacs and powerful processor (outstanding bass management, and the sweet sounding marantz is providing enough current to feed the nhts.

Strengths:
Powerful Voices and instruments sound natural. Soundstage is wide and deep. Dirt cheap!

Weaknesses:
For the price, none. If not accounting for price, more caps, wbt or cardas binding posts. OK...this is going off the deep end...fully balanced from beginning to end of signal path.

Similar Products Used:
My 2 channel amps... bryston 4bsto odyssey adudio stratos audiomat prelude

Price Paid:  $699.00 from accessories4less

Summary:
I really didn't think this unit would make huge difference since my Receiver is Marantz 8200, but WOW. Hearing so much more depth and clarity, focus, harmonics amazes me. I have good connecting cables and an acoustically neutral room but the improvement is noticeable.

Strengths:
Relatively inexpensive considering what you CAN pay for amplifiers. Not horribly heavy, one person can manage moving it. Simple setup. Works by remote with my Marantz receiver. Just got it today, I'm sure I'll find other qualities as time goes on.

Weaknesses:
Stupid blank plugs in the speaker connections. I had to drill a hole then use the screw to extract the plug. Thank all of you who wrote about this in other reviews. Had I not known what to do, I'd be swearing a blue streak right now.

Similar Products Used:
First amplifier. Other receivers: Marantz 8200, various Sony's, Yamahas, and ugh Bose through the years.

Price Paid:  $699.00 from ACCESSORIES4LESS.COM

Summary:
EXCELLENT AMP FOR THE MONEY... Have used mostly a/v recievers -- added the amp just a few days ago to my onkyo a/v rec. -- What a HUGE difference -- very powerful and sounds clean.. no complaints -- its fairly new so I will write more as time tells -- get one as soon as possible for the price -- brand new -- factory warranty

Strengths:
great power -- drives all speakers well

Weaknesses:
binding posts -- need bare wire to insert into posts.

Similar Products Used:
onkyo-yamaha-denon- av recievers -