Marantz vs. Arcam

Just went through this, my old Marantz SR7010 has a short on the right channel terminal. It would shut off, and not turn on at random. Tried to pull it apart to fix the plug, but would have to disassemble the entire receiver to get at it. Decided to just get a new receiver (also could not find a local place to work on a HT receiver) 

My setup is a 7.4.2, that limits what I can get to the higher end stuff. Finding anything in any local stores was difficult. Went to a couple local HT stores to play with what they had. After listening and playing with everything I kelp going back to Marantz. They have a good interface, good sound, and good price point. I did like a few others that were in the $8k range, but I wanted to keep it under $4k. No one had anything I wanted in stock. When searching the web, found a lot of good deals, but then they charged me both shipping and tax. Shipping was $150-250!

Then was on Amazon, they had a coupon for the Marantz Sr8015 this is the older model before the Cinema series. It's the top of the line, solid, heavy, and huge. Best of all, it was just over $2k delivered!

Been enjoying it for a little over 2 weeks now, it sounds better than my old one, works almost the same, feel like I got a deal for a top end product. 

@mswale In case you haven’t heard of it, accessories4less.com has very good prices on refurbished gear (with full or even extended warranties) and has a good reputation — worth keeping in mind for future purchases as it could make getting a great deal even easier. Here’s their current list of Marantz AVRs just fyi, and congrats on your new AVR and hope it gives you many years of trouble-free performance.

https://www.accessories4less.com/make-a-store/category/avreceiver/home-audio/receivers-amps/home-theater-receivers/1.html

@soix, thanks, wasn't planning on the purchase, was going to buy some room treatments for the 2ch room. 

Thanks for the link, they do not have the 8015, only the Cinema 30, at $4500. Mine is basically the same thing, in a different chassis for less than have of the 30. 

The last one lasted over 10 years, hopefully this one will last even longer. I think the issue was me. It's my first Dolby Atmos receiver. My Klipsch speakers have built in Atmos speakers in the top. Basically, they are a bi-wire, but 2 separate speakers. I purchased bi-wire speaker cable for them, it was quite a stretch for all 4 plugs in the back of the receiver. Think over time, the pull on the cable loosened the terminal from the PCB.