Hi everybody,
I would like to upgrade my SR6007 and I have the 6008/7008/7009 models on the short-list. The main criteria is stereo sound quality ( pure-direct mode) ... there are of course many other diffs like audissey, atmos, outputs, watts, etc but those are all secondary for me and I wont pay much extra for any of them. There are also quite some price-differences but let's say that those do not play a big role ... i.e. I'll pay for the 7009 if the stereo SQ is indeed much better.
A few questions about the stereo SQ differences:
1. is a 6007-to-6008 upgrade worth the trouble? (the 6008 has extra HDAMs, maybe that's an audible SQ improvement)
2. is there generally an audible SQ difference between the 600x and 700x models?
3. are there any improvements to the DLNA player between the x007/x008/x009 series?
4. Is there an audible SQ difference between the 7008 / 7009 models?
5. in the x009-series thread a few people mentioned that the 7009 is a bit of a departure from the Marantz house-sound: more detailed and aggressive/shrill than the musical/relaxed sound of previous models. That's of course quite relative but anyway, can anyone confirm the sound-signature change?
I know there is a very small probability that anyone has heard/compared all those models and can answer all Qs but any tips are highly appreciated. Many thanks in advance.
I would like to upgrade my SR6007 and I have the 6008/7008/7009 models on the short-list. The main criteria is stereo sound quality ( pure-direct mode) ... there are of course many other diffs like audissey, atmos, outputs, watts, etc but those are all secondary for me and I wont pay much extra for any of them. There are also quite some price-differences but let's say that those do not play a big role ... i.e. I'll pay for the 7009 if the stereo SQ is indeed much better.
A few questions about the stereo SQ differences:
1. is a 6007-to-6008 upgrade worth the trouble? (the 6008 has extra HDAMs, maybe that's an audible SQ improvement)
2. is there generally an audible SQ difference between the 600x and 700x models?
3. are there any improvements to the DLNA player between the x007/x008/x009 series?
4. Is there an audible SQ difference between the 7008 / 7009 models?
5. in the x009-series thread a few people mentioned that the 7009 is a bit of a departure from the Marantz house-sound: more detailed and aggressive/shrill than the musical/relaxed sound of previous models. That's of course quite relative but anyway, can anyone confirm the sound-signature change?
I know there is a very small probability that anyone has heard/compared all those models and can answer all Qs but any tips are highly appreciated. Many thanks in advance.