I would not say the Marantz is the end all sound that you want to achieve. There are much better sounding integrated amps out there that are warm sounding, like from Classe and Mcintosh which are excellent companies. There are also natural sounding integrated amps from Hegel that sound just right. You might want to look at a nice tube integrated that has enough power to drive your speakers, like the rogue Cronus magnum with the kt120 tubes. Or you might want to look at the new sprout100 from ps audio for $599.
i have owned or still own all of these products mentioned above and I have enjoyed/or still enjoy them.
i have owned or still own all of these products mentioned above and I have enjoyed/or still enjoy them.