First Impressions
Just unpacked and hooked up my Marantz PM-15S2-Ltd (what a mouthful!)
While my back is recovering from hauling the 40 odd pounds of audio-iron around my house, I'll share my first thoughts:
Pros:
Burn in underway, but sounds good so far.
Definitely a hefty piece of equipment - build like a tank.
No one will ever steal this - its too heavy to carry out!
Cons:
Clear plasic molding around speak terminals obscures bannana plug inputs a bit.
Remote control does everything but turn off the unit. Why the heck doesnt the remote control turn off the unit? For $2500, why do I have to walk over and turn it on in the am and turn it off at night. Bad marks for ergo/eco on this idea.
Unknown:
Jury is still out on total volume output.
Havent tried out the phono pre-amp yet.
Tentative conclusions:
Waiting for burn-in to finish, but my take on it is that for a few 3-4-5 inputs, this Integrated Amp does a few things very well indeed.