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New high end processor

Hi all, I am in the market for a processor to power My PMC speakers. I currently have a 5.1 system but in the near future it will be expanded to a 7.1 or 7.2 possibly with atmos. I have parasound halo amps. I have been in a holding pattern with a Denon 3400 with which I am not enamored and have yet ot hook up my amps. So, my budget is 5k. I have seen the Marantz 8500, Avm 60 and the Yamaha Cx 5200 on line. I am sure that there are others, and updates for this year? Suggestions?

Thank you
pinto72
big_greg
6,567 posts
 
Check out accessories4less.  They have 8805 and 7705 refurbished units with 3 year warranties at great prices.  If you search, you'll find a thread somewhere where a group got together and compared the sound quality of one of the 8800 series processors with one of the 7700 series (sorry, I don't remember the exact model off the top of my head) and found no noticeable difference. 

When I bought my 4K TV and decided to upgrade my processor, I went from the 8801 to the 7704 and have been very happy with it. 

Unless the 8805 has some connectivity options you need that the 7705 doesn't have, I'd give serious consideration to the 7705.  In my system, the 7704 is as good as, if not better than the 8801 was and considerably cheaper.
auxinput
2,920 posts
 
The Marantz 8805 is a really excellent processor for the cost.  Very full and powerful sound.  However, it does have a slight rolloff on the high frequencies (just very slightly warm).  If you combine this with the slightly warmer sounding Parsound amps, you may not get as much high frequency response and excitement that you might expect.  If this is a concern, the Anthem AVM60 will be a better solution.
nitrobob
238 posts
 
I’m in your exact spot and am looking at the Lexicon MC-10. I currently have the Marantz 8805. I like it, no complaints, its certainly trouble less and that’s important. I keep hearing about Dirac room correction and I just want to try it. My system is all Legacy with their new I*V 7 amp. The Arcam AV 40 is the newer model of this processor and its supposed to have better bass correction than the MC-10, but they are having tons of teething pains with it and I’m just not wanting to buy a problem. The MC-10 on the other hand seems rock solid …
Price wise ,you can find these for slightly under 4 grand, even cheaper if you know where to look

https://youtu.be/UbKipNwY1iY
willgolf
933 posts
 
I had the Marantz 8805 in my last theater room with a Lexicon RX7 amplifier.  For my new theater room I went with Integra DRX -R1.  The marantz was fine.  The Integra is an all in one unit with plenty of power.  You may want to read the reviews on the Integra. 
pinto72 OP
21 posts
 
Thanks everybody, decisions are never easy. 
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