onkyo vs. Marantz A/V recievers which better?

I 2nd dawgbyte's response concerning Yamaha-thought I was
upgrading a few years back went from Harmon Kardon avr-85
to Yamaha-rxv3000-IMHO--there was no comparision in sound-
I sold the Yamaha--purchased a HK-avr7200-there is truth
to the high current sound that HK- promotes-highly recommended.Good luck.

I have the Denon AVR 3806 and I have no complaints. It produces solid two-channel sound and the video picture quality is very good. Rock solid performer.

Three year warranty on the Marantz should tell you something. For 2-channel quality audio the Marantz is the better choice over all receivers but the Arcams IMHO.

I would choose Denon 3806 over the rest although Yamaha and Marantz are equally good. Onkyo and Harman Kardon are my least preferred out of the pack.

Don't know much about the Onkyo but can definetely vouch for the Marantz.

I own the Marantz SR5600 precedesor of the 5001. 2 channel is a good as it gets for it price range, superb quality sound (read my review in audioreview). Yamaha/Denon might be slightly better for HT but they are not reknown for their hifi performance. For all rounder capability without paying silly prices, I would choose the Marantz.