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Marantz on Sale.
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Where at? Prices are through the roof now. MSRP of the old units shot up for no reason
Crutchfield.com still listed the Cinema 50 $2,500, $801 more than the AVR-X3800H, that's tough to swallow, for a bunch of HDAMs and 20 Watts higher power consumption spec.
If I need the features and specs of the Cinema 50, I will absolutely go with the AVR-X3800H even though I prefer the look of the Marantz much more. The price gap is a little smaller in Japan.
And in the UK, the price gap is only £ 201 (US$245), that is £ 1,700 vs £ 1,499, so for US$245, that's easier to accept for the good look, the gold plated connectors, and the almost useless HDAMs.
Or £ 301 more for the Cinema 40 vs AVR-X4800H
So it isn't bad to pay for look in the UK, but in the US, I would have to hate the looks of the Denons.
If I need the features and specs of the Cinema 50, I will absolutely go with the AVR-X3800H even though I prefer the look of the Marantz much more. The price gap is a little smaller in Japan.And in the UK, the price gap is only £ 201 (US$245), that is £ 1,700 vs £ 1,499, so for US$245, that's easier to accept for the good look, the gold plated connectors, and the almost useless HDAMs.
Or £ 301 more for the Cinema 40 vs AVR-X4800H
So it isn't bad to pay for look in the UK, but in the US, I would have to hate the looks of the Denons.
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That you Corbin?
my brother is about to buy the Marantz NR1711, his Cambridge CXA60 just died. he owned it for X years. originally crutchfield told him that it was too old do a direct replacement with a CXA61. Then they came back and said they would. As of today they are back to giving him $500. It was between that and the Denon AVR-2700H. He has a small room with Kef Q350 bookshelfs and the Kube8b I think. I like his setup with the LG C1 55in he has. Hopefully the marantz will be an upgrade.
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