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Dnn Dnn Dnn...Another one bites the dust... Check it out: Someone else's 5200 produces fire and smoke If this thing was a car, there'd be a class action lawsuit by now. -JNS

Regarding switched video problems with the x200 series, I don't know if I'm stating what you all already know, but check out this thread over in the Home Theater Spot forum: Marantz Video Problems These problems seem to pre-date the x200 line... This makes me think that Marantz has allowed the...

Salvador, I know how you feel. I bought a Marantz 5200 thinking it would be cost effective. It was cost ineffective, unfortunately. Good price, but problematic units. -JNS

Yamaha RX-V1200 = no problems. I can't comment on the Denon. -JNS

ChrisAG, I'm not familiar with Mordaunt-Short loudspeakers, but I agree that tonal neutrality is the result of a speaker-amplifier combination as well as room acoustics (in fact, I find room acoustics to be an even larger contributer than speakers or amplifiers). You are right in saying that...

ChrisAG, No, I didn't audition the 1000 against the 1200. I wonder why "harsh" or "bright" are often used to describe the Yamaha sound. I found the Marantz sound to be nice, but not 'Super wicked awesome with a cherry on top'. Rather, I found the Marantz sound to be bass-boosted, and that...

Chris PC, I traded up to the Yamaha RX-V1200 and there are no dropouts or clicks or any weird stuff. Just a well-built receiver. While the bass cannot be controlled by the remote control, it has a knob on the front, and I think that knob actually alters DSP parameters which alter the bass...