I am looking at the Marantz SR18 vs the Marantz SR 8400?? Marantz owners I need your help on which one to buy, Thanks

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I don't know what the SR18 is but at $1300, the SR8400 is pricey considering the output. I used to love Marantz and still have a 1060 console amplifier that works perfectly after 31 years. I kind of fell out of favor with them when SuperScope (Sony) bought them out. I'm sure it's a good unit though. In electronics you get what you pay for and you pay for what you get. Just remember the law of dimishing returns. There may be a better deal out there.

Marantz is no longer owned by Sony. It's a private company run in the tradition of Saul's original company.

I have a Model 19 and 250.

http://us.marantz.com/Home/default.asp

http://us.marantz.com/about/history.asp

I love the gold colored equipment.

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Warren

Currently 1965 220Sb, 2002 FORD Crown Vic Police Interceptor

Had 1965 220SEb, 1967 230S, 280SE 4.5, 300SE (W126), 420SEL

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Not part of the in-crowd since 1952.

I have only had a marantz dvd palyer. It broke after about 4 weeks of use. I would probially not buy another one, but I would buy another yamaha or onkyo. I bought a yamaha htr-5790 for a little over $1000 a year ago. THX and componenet switching, so it has alot a features for its price. This reciever can now be had on ebay for the mild price of $500. I think that it is well worth the price. Another good brand is onkyo. It was feature packed at the time, and I got it for a mere $50 when wards was closing. So if you had good expieriences with marantz, get it. If you have not, look for something that has good bang for buck.

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91 560 SEC AMG - other dogs dd
01 Honda S2000 - dogs dd
07 MB ML320 CDI - dd
16 Lexus IS250 - wifes dd

it's automatic.

I have an older Marantz reciever, great piece of equipment. But don't know anything about the new stuff. I had an Onkyo reciever, and it was pretty decent. I like my current Harmon-Kardon better though.

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'68 220D
'68 220D(another one)
'67 230
'84 SD
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'06 Lexus RX330
'93 Ford F-250
'96 Corvette
'99 Polaris 700 RMK sled
2011 Polaris Assault
'86 Yamaha TT350(good 'ol thumper)

One of my very first reveivers was a Marantz and that's quite some time back. As a subscriber of Sound & Vision and the previous Stereo Review for over 25 years, and as a stereo buff, I do know a bit more sound than the average person. Marantz is not a popular brand has limited distribution. That means you will not get much discount from its dealers Of course this has nothing to do with the quality of Marantz. It's just that you will likely to pay a significant premium for Marantz compared to other more popular brands. There are many good receivers out there that offer a better value than Marantz Unless you have already done so, I would suggest that you do some comparison shoppingby looking specifically at the RMS power ratings, versatile digital input and out, warranty, the sound quality, etc. And if you listen to FM frequently, look for the low signal capture ratio, multipath interference rejection, stereo separation,etc.

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Flash Gordon

2003 E500 BlackOpal/Charcoal

2004 Infiniti G35X

Well I purchased the Marantz SR8400 of EBAY, sounds nice...lots of gadgets to play with..

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2006 Mazda Tribute
1983 Black 300 D (donated to charity)
1993 Teal 300 D (160K) Sold
"I love the smell of burnt diesel fuel in the morning, it smells like ....VICTORY"

Semper Fidelis
USMC 1973-1976