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Uhmm... that thing about power is surprising me. I have a Marantz SR6200 which is claimed to have lots (more or less) of watts and it sounds nice and low at reasonable levels. However I'm running also a 2 channel amp Puccini which is rated at 40 watts per channel only and I can tell that it...

I think I can help a litle here. I have a 6200, but prior to that tried a 4200 and a 5200. I send both units back to the store because they didn't sound as good as I wanted them to sound. The 5200 was better than the 4200, but worse than the 5200. Believe me, if you want to use it for music...

Hi again, well the player has been running for 10 months at an average of 1-2 hours per day, so I would say breaking-in it's not an issue. You may wonder why didn't I notice anything before... well that's because 3 weeks ago I replaced my speakers with much better ones. I can now hear things in...

True. fifteen days they say... not a big issue since I still have my old CD player, so I can listen to my favourite records in the meantime at least. But think the other way around... I check by myself with the multimeter and there are two possible ssceneraios: 1- Readings are normal. What...

@Chu Gai, thanks for the advices. Looks like you are right, but I can not check that myself with a multimeter: the warranty of the player has not expired yet and I do not want to open it. It is easieer for me to send it for repair (or check) at no cost. Furthermore, I have another dvd player...

Aha. I've already noticed that the digital output sounds louder than the analog one because I can connect both terminals to the amp (receiver in this case) and switch from one to the other. But then I tried to listen both at the same level (by adjusting the volume) and still find important...

Hi everybody, I have a question but I'm not sure this is the right forum to post. Anyway here it goes. I have a Marantz receiver, a 6200, and a Marantz DVD player, the 4100OSE. I bought this DVD because the dealer I work with told me it has great DACS and it is very good for music. I can...

Hi folks, just wanted to know your opinion about the following. I recently purchased new speakers (PMC TB2) which I have connected to my Marantz SR6200 receiver. i use that for music and HT, let's say 60% music and 40% HT. Speakers are still breaking-in and sound better everyday, but now I'm...

Oh guys you are being quite helpfull... all of you. You know, this is the first time I spend big money on speakers (big money at least for me :) ) and I'd like to be sure of what I have. I must say that I do believe in break-in. Actually I didn't believe in it until I brought my TB2 home. When...

@gregD, I appreciate very much your comments, as I did with the rest of the posters who replied here. One thing that surprises me the most is what you say about the PMCs time to break in... according to the manual, only 10 to 20 hours are required to run them in. I don't know exactly for how...

Thanks everybody for the advice. However, I have some restrictions. i can not do special room treatment because the equipment is right at the living room, and I can not modify it heavily. Concerning the source, and if you look at the Marantz site, you'll see that the OSE (Original Second...

Thanks to everybody. I start to play with speaker positioning, but that means building new stands. i'll do that this weekend... And yes, I've tried to use the DACS in the receiver and the DACS in the DVD, and even though there's a difference between the two DACS, it is not really that different...

Hi Brian, thanks for the advice... you know, it can be frustrating when you spend your bucks in good equipment but you don't get it to work at its best... even worse if you know it can sound as if you were in heaven! I will play with all this. For exemple speaker positioning. You know, I can...

Hi folks, just a question for you experienced guys. I have a Marantz SR6200 receiver and I'm happy with it. Last saturday I went to the shop and purchased a couple of PMC TB2 speakers, which sounded astonishingly good to my ear. Perfect sound stage, very detailed music etc etc... Then I brought...

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Uhmm... I see. Could someone refer me to a place where it is explained the basics of room treatment to improve sound? If I tell the truth, I don't think I will be treating walls and ceiling (my wife won't stand this) but I can play with speakers positioning, whether I should put them on stands...

Hi everybody, just wanted to say that in the end, I broke my safe and bought a couple of new front speakers for my music/HT system. These are the PMC TB2 which really sounded astonishing at the store. I brought them at home last saturday and have used them for three or four hours per day with...

Hi, I also have a 6200 and have wprried about similar issues. One year ago there were few posts here concerning the hissing issue. Looks like some units sold in the states were affected by background hiss above expected levels. I was worried then about my unit, because I can also hear some hiss...

Yes I agree the 6200 sounds *great*. I bought it one year ago and still have it. i would only change it for am 8200 or so but amazingly enough, these units cost here in europe more than twice its price in the States. I guess the Marantz guys believe we europeans have more money to spend, which...

Ayayay... I checked the links and RadioShack doesn't seem to deliver abroad the States. And I know of nobody going there. Does anybody know of any other online store that ships internationally? Thanks...

I don't know what quality level are you looking for, but I have a Marantz SR6200, use it for music in Source Direct mode and love it simply. I would say you deserve the Marantz a second chance. My receiver also has the plastic doors you comment, but it hasn't given me a single problem. Just plug...

Me too. 2n channel stereo is the way to go. I would say even more: I try to listen to the music as close as possible to the original, so I always use SourceDirect mode on my Marantz 6200 (even for HT). Actually I only use SourceDirect and occasionally Circle Surround when I watch movies on my TV...

Hi, O would like to calibrate the speaker levels of my HT system properly. I know the best way to do so is with a sound meter, and people here claim you can easily get one for 30$ or so... Well that's in the States. I live in Europe (Spain) and when asked in two or three stores, they want me o...

Aha! That seems to agree with what I think... center channels are not as good as front/left ones, even if you pay the same. If that's true (and it seems I'm not the only one who thinks that) then I'm ok. As I said, I only use this for HT. Actually my taste is that I like more 2.0 for music than...

Ok, thanks for your opinions. I guess that what you say makes sense... just buy speakers from a 5.1 set and you'll have all of them matching the same kind of sound. Unfortunately I couldn't do that, simply because of the money I'd require to have 5 speakers as good as my stereo ones. maybe the...

Granted guys, you're completely right... but probably I didn't make my point clear or you missunderstood my point. I don't want my center channel to play music at all. As you say, I hear music from my fronts in stereo and sound direct mode... that's what it is there for, after all! But...

Nobody has an opinion on that :D ?

Hi, just a simple qustion from a newbie that gets surprised. I recently purchased a new center channel for my HT equipment. The old one was too small and could not really match my fronts smoothly. SO I went to the local dealer, auditioned several ones, and ended buying an Acoustic Energy Evo...

Hi again, ...and thanks for the info! In the end I couldn't resist and went to buy it. And yes, it works pretty well. I can't match it 100% with the rest of my equipment because I recyled old Vieta ones from my stereo for the fronts and have Eltax for the rears. Those things happen when you...

Hi, I'm in the process of upgrading my HT speaker system, and am currently looking for a new center channel. Up to now I've been running a Mordaunt Short 304 center, which is pretty small and fits nicely on top on my TV. However, few months ago I moved to a new home, and since then I think it...