Don - It’s not up to me to answer for Kal, but we have our similaries. I am a big classical music fan, first and foremost, in Mch. Home theater is a distinctly lesser preference, less in Kal’s regard, a bit more so in mine. But, home theater is still way, way down compared to music listening in Mch. I own at least 4,000 in pure music in Mch and Kal has at least as much. Videos in Mch make up the lesser, residual complement to our libraries.
So, why do you disregard the Marantz, as it has been used in Kal’s Connecticut system with music listening in mind. He has alternatively his big Manhattan with exaSound E38, big B&W’s, etc. - all primarily based on music listening. He can compare the two.