Marantz receivers any bad vibes for 2ch&HT combo

I have a SR7200 and have been quite pleased. More music-friendly than the equivalent Denons.

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I agree with Cdelplato.

The marantz do do music better. i think Denon has the edge on the HT department. Thats why i got it. This will be powering my Mid-level HT. once i get into my new house and get the basement finished (2 years down the road) im going to build a REAL home theater, in which i will go with seperates and projection, sconce lighting, the whole 9 yards.
For a livingroom setup this denon fits my need perfectly.

then i also gotta build a 2ch up in the loft.

I have so much to buy its so exciting!

harmon kardon over lexicon processors? what planet do you live on? agreed that the amplifiers aren't in the same class as levinson but the lexicon processors are far above harmon kardon. especially w/ the logic 7 processing that was developed by lexicon. that's why you see many new movies using L7 in the production of the movie (both lord of the rings movies used L7).....anyway, the denon and marantz are very close at that level...the denon will give you a few more bells and whistles.

Just because someone has the latest gizwitchy doesn't make them a quality built product. Lexicon has built some really questionably priced pieces. Have you ever looked inside of a Lexicon and then compared the parts and build quality to Levinson? That's where I'm coming from. And yes, I have seen a lot cheaper units with equal or better internal quality than Lexicon. Marketing is a wonderful thing! Why don't you take a peak and see where some of those pieces parts in that Lexicon come from. Might just be surprised. Lot closer to Harmon Kardon and others than you might think!

i'm not going to get into a shouting match over build quality between lexicon and levinson cause i honestly don't care for either of them. just used them as an example...harmon kardon owns both companies plus revel just like D&M holdings owns denon, marantz, and mcintosh...