Hello,
I'm hoping that you guys can help me with a decision I need to make shortly. I've got an ex-display, (no damage), silver Marantz SR6001 stored away, with a deposit on it, but I can get the deposit back and not have the amp. Cost would be £450. Need to decide by Saturday, and have only heard the SR6001 and Onkyo 605.
I'm looking to get a full cinema system, but am in no rush, and am looking at speakers in the price bracket of up to around £1500, (hopefully less though!). Heard SR6001 with the MT-30s and was very impressed with the amp.
I've tried to summarise my thoughts below. First the positives:-
I'd really appreciate any comments anyone has, on generally if you think this buy is a good idea, or if you think I can let it go without regretting it.
Ian
I'm hoping that you guys can help me with a decision I need to make shortly. I've got an ex-display, (no damage), silver Marantz SR6001 stored away, with a deposit on it, but I can get the deposit back and not have the amp. Cost would be £450. Need to decide by Saturday, and have only heard the SR6001 and Onkyo 605.
I'm looking to get a full cinema system, but am in no rush, and am looking at speakers in the price bracket of up to around £1500, (hopefully less though!). Heard SR6001 with the MT-30s and was very impressed with the amp.
I've tried to summarise my thoughts below. First the positives:-
- Sound and build probably best I can get at price point, now and in the near future
- No point in spending few hundred more on the amp, (SR7002 twice as much in silver), even to get DD/DTS HD decoding, as would get better improvement by spending on speakers, which will also last longer
- Can get HD audio trough HDMI as long as the sources I use pump out PCM, or can decode DD/DTS HD to PCM, which I'm thinking most sources will.
- Doesn't support Deep Colour, but of dubious benefit, and not likely to be used much. Could take HDMI 1.3 straight to display if wanted to see it.
- No Lip Synch, but not in use yet / not of great benefit.
- Other SR6001 will be about £600 for a while yet if I don't get this one
- Will I need more HDMI audio inputs? Only has two. If I need more, (which is possible), I'll need to spend on quality switches and leads. Is there something in existence, (haven't found anything), or coming soon that will have same sound quality, but say 4 HDMI 1.3 inputs, meaning I almost may as well have spent extra on the other amp instead of switches?
- Not done wide demoing of amps, so sound quality view not fully proven.
- Once I've got the amp, it may limit my speakers choices.
- Will source types start to appear that won't output PCM through HDMI, or getting one that does costs a lot more
- Is current economy meaning there'll be some bigger bargains in the coming months?
I'd really appreciate any comments anyone has, on generally if you think this buy is a good idea, or if you think I can let it go without regretting it.
Ian