Hi,
Here's my dilemma. I am ready to upgrade my personal listening system. I consider my needs as about 70% audio and 30% home theater. It appears the new Marantz flagship AV receiver is a contender. However, there seems to be a lot of features I just won't ever use. I plan to use 3.1 for AV and 2.1 for audio. Should I go the separate route. My budget for this piece is $2k to $4k.
I plan to use the system to drive B&W speakers, likely the 803 diamond (perhaps 804s). My musical tastes are varied, but tend towards female vocals (Lana Delrey, Adele, Joni Mitchell etc), Pink Floyd, and probably some classical, generally cello/violin and piano. Probably the only genre I don't actively listen to is Jazz. I have recently entered the Hi Rez fray as well and will continue to buy source material that way and cds. I am not a vinyl guy at this time.
My room size is pretty large, 20x30 with vaulted ceilings.
Thanks for your thoughts and suggestions.
Here's my dilemma. I am ready to upgrade my personal listening system. I consider my needs as about 70% audio and 30% home theater. It appears the new Marantz flagship AV receiver is a contender. However, there seems to be a lot of features I just won't ever use. I plan to use 3.1 for AV and 2.1 for audio. Should I go the separate route. My budget for this piece is $2k to $4k.
I plan to use the system to drive B&W speakers, likely the 803 diamond (perhaps 804s). My musical tastes are varied, but tend towards female vocals (Lana Delrey, Adele, Joni Mitchell etc), Pink Floyd, and probably some classical, generally cello/violin and piano. Probably the only genre I don't actively listen to is Jazz. I have recently entered the Hi Rez fray as well and will continue to buy source material that way and cds. I am not a vinyl guy at this time.
My room size is pretty large, 20x30 with vaulted ceilings.
Thanks for your thoughts and suggestions.