Why do I need the amp? Because I want to send clean power to my other speakers to help them keep up with the Klipschorn mains.
As for your last statement, after some reading, it appears most people cannot tell a difference in the processing quality between the older MRX720 and AVM60. There are a few more features on the AVM but just sheer processing power, I'm not sure you could tell. I want to be wrong though.
Food for thought.. I'll bet I could go into an HT enthusiasts theater and swap out his $5000 whatever processor for a Marantz receiver with similar outputs and he'd never know the difference. Just a bet.
As for your last statement, after some reading, it appears most people cannot tell a difference in the processing quality between the older MRX720 and AVM60. There are a few more features on the AVM but just sheer processing power, I'm not sure you could tell. I want to be wrong though.
Food for thought.. I'll bet I could go into an HT enthusiasts theater and swap out his $5000 whatever processor for a Marantz receiver with similar outputs and he'd never know the difference. Just a bet.