Four (and a half) Marantz units:
1. AV8802A Special Edition - great pre amp / processor for music and movies. 13 Channels..., still using it.
2. UD7007 Special Edition - was supposed to be a great unit.It suffered ongoing handshake issues with the unit above...the 8802 processor. I got so frustrated I sent it back and took an Oppo 103D SE - all works just fine now.
3. MM8077 Special Edition - sat for ages untouched until one day I was advised to use it. I was swimming along just fine (now know what I was missing) using a standard Emotiva XPA 5. This unit can be really clear and a little forward. So when I swapped it for the 8077 I retrieved a much better balanced amplifier/sound. It was sweeter and milder but just as quick and effective for music and movies, and in the long run has stayed in place. Now the Emo XPA5 is unused.
4. TT 15S1 - Turned it on and got Bob Marley to sound like the chipmunks. Was simply 60Hz driving a 50Hz Australia model. Am now waiting to buy a replacement pulley from Clearaudio directly. Using the phono section of the 8802 as a starting point for my vinyl revival.
However in the list of goods coming eventually, some from service, there are no more Marantz but there are two reference Emo's (XPR2&5) upgraded also to SE standard. Looking forward to plugging those in and making final decisions on current system.
I am interested to hear more about the new Ken Ishiwata SACD player
http://us.marantz.com/us/news/pages/NewsDetails.aspx?NewsID=119. I'd love to see a blu-ray player of this standard from Ken/Marantz to replace the 7007.
And still waiting to see what Marantz and Pioneer do in 4K blu-ray top line products...when the HDR formats die down somewhat.