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  1. Guy Usher

    MARANTZ SR-8300 Oldie but is it a goodie??

    My last Sony ES stuff was a separate system. . .ProLogic. . .IIRC the PreAmp was a TA-E1000ES and I used the ES 2 channel 120wpc 515ES or something like that. . .You could bridge it for a 360Watt mono amp. I used one for a Sub bridged and 3 for front and rear and center speakers. From there I...
  2. Guy Usher

    MARANTZ SR-8300 Oldie but is it a goodie??

    If it was all about SQ I'd go back to seperates and my Rotel/Super One system or my Anthem/Paradigm system or better yet the Parasound /DIY Danes system but now days it is more about versatility, ease of operation and simplicity. Besides there is not a nickle's worth of difference in SQ anyway...
  3. Guy Usher

    MARANTZ SR-8300 Oldie but is it a goodie??

    Thanks guys. . .Exactly what I was looking for. . . Looks like it will boil down to one thing. . .DPLIIx I do like that SF. . . I do like 7.1 although in reality 5.1 is just fine for the most part. In my case at even money the Sony may be best. . .If the 8300 was a little cheaper and...
  4. Guy Usher

    MARANTZ SR-8300 Oldie but is it a goodie??

    The Marantz is priced right but so is the 3200ES Sony I'm looking at. . . I did a hell of a lot of research on that Sony finding one priced right yet had everything I need and intend to use. . . A big consideration is my wife being able to use it too. . .Our TV is Sony and I think it would be...
  5. Guy Usher

    MARANTZ SR-8300 Oldie but is it a goodie??

    got a question for you Marantz guys. . . I have a chance to pick up a SR8300 right. . . I intend to buy a new Sony STR-DA3200ES this week from a friend who is a Sony ES dealer. NIB for 560.00 delivered. . .Now comes this old Marantz SR8300 that I can get for that same money. The Sony has...
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