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My Marantz dealer told me that Philips will retain a "minority" interest in the new Denon/Marantz combo.

Well, I sure HOPE the SR7200 that magazine tested was defective! Jeez... 27 watts/channel is awful. My 6200 has plenty of punch, but I'm using only four speakers for the time being so that's why I was concerned about that low power figure when all the channels are driven. My Marantz dealer...

I looked at one of those systems at Best Buy... it was an "Open Box" item and they had it priced at $599. That's about the same price as a comparable HK receiver... yet it's complete with the all the speakers and a nice DVD player (which also looks strangely like an HK). Harman Industries...

Hey... I've been looking through some of the other threads and somebody posted the following link to the actual power capabilities of various home theater amps with all channels driven. Man, the SR7200 REALLY sucks! (and I assume the 6200 would be even worse) I don't know how you go about...

Ferran - I don't think the 5200 you heard was defective. My dealer had all the Marantz receivers displayed so he could switch between them using the same source and speakers... and the 6200 sounded quite a bit better to me than the 5200 (although I couldn't hear much difference at all between...

I'd sure like to see the FTC or somebody establish standards for home theater amplifier power ratings. There's nothing wrong with rating an amp with just 2 or 3 channels driven, since that figure can be meaningful if you're like me and listen to stereo music a lot. But after reading some of the...

Hi again all... John - I'm curious what you thought of your friend's SR5200. I compared that model to the 6200 before I made my purchase, and thought the 6200 sounded significantly better. Chris - If you like the sound of your Marantz receiver... maybe you could replace your DVD player...

Thanks for the explanation about the need to rate a receiver with all channels driven. I hadn't considered the situation where inadequate power might actually damage the speakers. However, I don't think manufacturers (reputable ones, anyway) actually "lie" in their specs. They usually state...

Just to add my 2 cents worth to the discussion here... I get digital dropouts only when I first start playing a CD, and occasionally when jumping from track-to-track on both CD's and DVD's. But as I mentioned in an earlier post, I tried four other receivers of different brands before finding...

Could somebody please explain to me why power output with all the channels driven is important? I don't think I've ever heard a movie soundtrack where all the channels were going full-bore at the same time. There probably are some... but it seems like they must be few and far between. It seems...

Well, I can't argue with the complaints about the SR6200's remote. But it suits me... and there's a certain "geek factor" about it that seems to appeal to me :) I had no problems teaching the remote all the commands I need for my other components... I stored like a 150 of 'em in it (took me 2...

Hi Ferran and Chris - Great to hear from a couple fellow SR6200 owners! Sounds like we agree on pretty much everything... except that infamous remote :) But hey Ferran... I'm glad to find there is at least one other person in the world that actually likes it!! I'm in agreement with you Chris...

I sometimes listen at pretty high levels... I live on a ranch out in the middle of nowhere so I don't have to worry about neighbors :). The Marantz can play VERY loud! But even the 65 watts/channel Outlaw 1050 delivered plenty of volume. My main speakers are home-built so I don't know the exact...

Hi (from first-time poster) - I'm in the process of upgrading my stereo system to home theater. Over the last month I have hauled home A/V receivers from Yamaha, Denon and HK (can't recall the exact model numbers, but they were all at my price point of $500-$600). I even tried the Outlaw 1050...