This is an extremely late reply to an old thread, so if any moderators deem it appropriate, feel free to lock this thread. I was new to the ASR forum interface at the time and for whatever reason assumed that I would receive an email notification should any replies to this be posted. Many months...
I have a Crown XLS 2502 I've been using with a Marantz SR5010 as a preamp for some time now, but after coming across Amir's reviews of more recent Marantz AVRs, it made me wonder if I was configuring the Crown optimally. Granted, my Marantz is a few years older than these models, but I wager...