Finally broke down and bought it from Magnolia, got it for $700 brand new and havent looked back since.
I was previously using a Denon 3805 and so far the Music reproduction is much better. Everything is smooth and dynamic with a very large soundstage. My speakers are Radiient Helios towers and center and Klipsch RS 25 surrounds.
I am very impressed with the SQ from Marantz so far and I have to say I didnt think that it would surpass Denon by as much as it has. Features are fairly similiar but the remote just sucks. Instructions suck too but the Denon was just as complicated even though the LCD feature was cooler.
Anyway just thought I would post up and encourage others to give it a shot
It's interesting because I would put the 3805 more in lines of the Marantz 8400 or 8500. Not that there is that much difference between those and the 7500.
What were some specific differences in what you heard? Do you have some examples on songs or movies?
i know im like walmat, i sell everything to get new stuff
some of the differences I heard where with the midrange and bass, 2 channel stereo sounds more alive and vibrant with clear voices and notes. Movies are about the same but i bought it for better musicality rather than HT emphasis.
I'm just wondering what kind of job you have right now..!??! hehehe j/k It seems that you always playing with your toys. Anyway, it's a guy thing I think!!! hehehe
i know my friend worked there and really got me a good deal and he made some money on it too, their cost is $600 on brand new ones
i work as a national sales rep for a car parts distributor, plus i keep my bills low for the most part and then i sell off my older gear when im done with it haha
yes I had the same experience when I went from an Onkyo 601 to a Marantz 5400. I think you have already tried the Panny and didn't like it, in that case I'd suggest your next upgrade path to be some NAD separates or NAD 2-channel integrated amp...you can just use the 7500's preouts.
I was looking into NAD but was alittle intimidated from all the complaints about their QC and buzzing that they make.
When i tried the panny, i liked it but i think the problem was i didnt use very good speakers with it (Fluance) i should probably grab it from my parents and try it again with my Radiient speakers and see how the SQ is now.
I too just upgraded to the Marantz 7500 and have been very pleased. it's paired w/ paradigm studio 20's and sounds wonderful. recently had a HK AVR125 and liked the sound but enjoy this much better. in between it was paired w/ eddster's panny55 - the sound was ok but was definitely lacking in smoothness, low end and overall "musicality" (never quite understood what it was until i compared the panny to the marantz and realised what the panny was missing and how unengaging it was to me). i really wanted to like the panny but after 4 months i just couldn't and had to sell it off and upgrade. just my thoughts.
I would think that the Studio 20s would not have been a good match with the Panny in any case, a lot of folks around here seem to think that the Studio line generally requires very beefy power and even separates to sound their best.
I wonder how the 7500 compares to the 5400 I used to have, because I definitely preferred my Panny over it with my Ascends.
