Which Would You Choose?

Mceljo,

The Denon 4311 and the Onkyo 1009 both (IIRC) have Pro 32xt and check in at app. $1400 (from the web-based deep discounters) - app $200 more than the Marantz 6006 you list above. I just went thru this drill for my own account and would personally spend the extra $200 without hesitation - even if I had to cut back elsewhere in the system.

As always - YMMV.

Marty

It doesn't appear that Pro 32XT is available on any receivers in a similar price range. In the Integra lineup it's appears to start at the 70.x level. I like the concept, but know that it's probably out of his budget.

Good info, the biggest issue is that I don't think he's going to put that much into the project up front. The secondary power amp would likely be a secondary stepping stone in the future. You never know, I'll keep this in mind and see how much I can get out of his wallet when the time comes.

If you don't have a problem with reconditioned you might want to check out accessories 4 less. They handle both denon and marantz in recon and new. Good service/pricing.
Steve

Mceljo:

Just something to be aware of so you're not under the wrong impression and I've stated this before in other posts. If you look at Marantz surround sound AVRs, the power specs are misleading. Take a another look at the SR6006 specifications. It states 110w/ch 20HZ-20KHZ into 8 ohms TWO CHANNELS DRIVEN, not all 7. Marantz is notorious for this and hoodwinked me when I purchased my very first Marantz AVR. I did love it and do like Marantz products in general. In fact I recently purhcased the UD5005 universal blu-ray player and absolutely love it. But when it comes to their AVR power ratings, be aware. I was told by someone at Marantz once that you have to derate those power specs to 70% of the stated power for two channels driven to arrive at all channels driven. Brands such as NAD and Rotel do not do this in their specs of their AVRs. Just want to help you out.