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The review of the 8805 on this website was unimpressive for the money. I myself was headed that direction until I read the review. The usual alternative recommendations have been using a Denon AVR instead. They have Higher SINAD numbers and better “engineering hygiene”. Regarding the Nord—you can’t really go wrong with any of the hypex ncores.
I have the marantz av8805 now and the sound sounds to me, flat and neutral. So much so that I turn the treble and bass up to max. I feel the arcam sounds better.