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The only downside is a lot of stereo/theater places are smoke and mirrors.
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That is why you need to find a good home theater place that will be up front with you. And one thing for you to remember when shopping for speakers. Is do not be suprised if they sound different after you get them home. Things like the size of the room and the amount of furnature as well as the placement of the furnature also affects the sound. Marantz is nice gear, but I would also look at Denon as well. Denon is getting rave reviews and owners love them. Denon I think has the newest Audusy incorperated in there new receivers. Both Denon and Marantz are actually owned by D&M Holdings.
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If you are favoring the Marantz thats cool. But audition Marantz, Denon, Pioneer Elite and Yamaha. Look at features and specifications and then price. Plan out your home theater and do some research on what might be just around the corner. Make sure you have enough inputs to handle what you have now and what you are planing on owning in the near future. If you future proof your system as much as possible it will save you from spending more money than you need to. Especially if you end up replacing something because it did not meet your needs and you end up buying something twice when you really did not need to.
I am also in the middle of upgrading as there are a number of outdate peices in my home theater. I am seriously looking at the Denon AVR-3808ci receiver with HDMI 1.3, Dolby Digital Plus, Dolby True HD, DTS, DTS-ES and DTS-HD Master Audio decoding. And it has alot of other features as well that make it a power house in the receiver market. I am also looking at upgrading my Sony BDP-S300 because I was impacient and did not wait for the player I should have purchased from day one. But I am looking at a upcoming Denon Blu-ray or a Pioneer Elite Blu-ray player. I am really sold on Denon but there is more than one brand out there and more than one way to build a really nice home theater. Take your favorite CD's and movies with you. Titles that you know like the back of your hand and audition equipment and do research on them. And if there are no major problems and you like what you see and hear, then it is the perfect purchase for you. Let us know what you end up with and what you think about it after you have had it awhile.