The marantz is not a great processor we had one upgraded to anthem then audiocontrol long story short Audiocontrol sounded the best
What matters more for video processing?
Hi all. I’m collecting the equipment for my future home theater and I need some help. I had a theater in my previous house, but that was so long ago now that there have been many new advances that I have yet to catch up on. I have all of the amps and speakers I need since they don’t change much over time, but I’m trying to hold out as long as possible on the preamp/processor and projector since those change more often. I’m trying to be as economical as possible without compromising quality, so I get everything used, but I don’t want anything too outdated.
As of now, I’m planning to get the Sony VPL XW-6000ES projector, or maybe the JVC DLA NZ8, if I can get a good deal. Now here’s my dilemma: Should I get the Marantz AV8805 or 8805A? Since the 8805 is older, I can get a much better deal on one, but the 8805A has more advanced video processing - HDR10+ vs. HDR and 4k/120. I’m not sure whether the audio section is any different between the two. So my question is whether the difference in video is even important, or should I just be outputting directly to the projector anyway? Or if I got the 8805A, would the processing be better than in the projector, so I should go through that step? I think I will eventually have 3 sources - disc, computer, media server - and the projectors only have 2 inputs, but I assume I could run the server through the computer.
Thanks for any help you can provide.
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