Upgrade from Denon to Marantz

[bharat]

Gentlemen,

Presently I have Polk RTI A7, floor standers, CSI A4, center, Fxi 4 surround with dsw pro 550 i Sub, driven by Denon x 2200..in a room size of 18 x 12'..

I am thinking to upgrade my AVR to Marantz SR 7010 with existing speakers..Can anyone help me if this speaker set up is compatible with 7010? Will I get still better music performance in comparison with x2200?

Thanks in advance..Bharat

 

[tyhjaarpa]

There is no reason why your speakers wouldn't be compatible with the receiver. Is there some features you are missing with your current receiver? Will you get better performance, perhaps not? You already have decent receiver and sound wise there shouldn't be big difference between them. Tho I myself prefer the sound of Marantz over Denon receivers when I compared them side by side. You would have to audition both receivers with speakers you have to tell if there is any difference worth the upgrade for you. Do you need features of SR7010 or would you be set with SR6010 or SR5010 perhaps? Or save the money and keep your Denon receiver?

 

[bharat]

Thanks for your quick response..I liked the build quality, appearance of SR 7010.I would certainly take an audition with 7010 in may set up replacing X2200 before taking a final call..
One more question if you can help me with...If we listen a same track with lower to higher versions say e.g. X1200 , X2200 ......X42000. from , Does quality gets better since, the manufacturer might be using upgraded chip sets?

 

[herbu]

Will I get still better music performance in comparison with x2200?

No.
I think it would be the rare individual that could hear any difference between the two. The Denon is 95wpc, the Marantz is 125wpc. That is not enough difference to hear. This "upgrade" would only be an "upgrade" if there are particular features you want on the Marantz, (like 9 channels instead of 7). And again, it is the rare individual that uses 9 channels. Just my .02

 

[j_garcia]

If you feel there is something lacking in terms of musical capaility, a different receiver isn't likely to solve it. Speakers are the single largest factor in your sound.

 

[Seth=L]

The speakers could benefit from more power, but like others here I believe upgrading the speakers would have more impact than upgrading the AVR.

The single largest impact you could make right now would be to upgrade that subwoofer. It lags far behind the rest of your setup. A proper upgrade on that and you'll be so satisfied you won't revisit upgrading the receiver for some time.

 

[PENG]

I do think the X2200W is a little small for those Polk speakers if the OP listens at moderately loud level in a medium to large room. Upgrading to a SR5010, 6010 or Denon X3100W plus a 2X200W power amp is a good idea, or upgrade to easier to drive and better sound quality speakers.

 

[Don Grabski]

Denon and Marantz share the same or similar pcb's performing the same function. An upgrade would be to the Denon AVR-X6200 which has discrete amps for each channel. Both companies are of D&M holdings.
Just bought one and it outshines my older Denon 3808 by leaps and bounds.
Denon and Marantz each have their own tailored SOUND, which is different if you were to A/B them with the same track.
I power my left and right Golden Ear Triton 2's with a McIntosh MC7270. the 6200 just powers my left/right, center and rear surround channels and provides Audio/Video switching and DTS/Dolby functions.

 

[PENG]

With due respect they can only tailor their "own sound" if and when sound processing is involved. Otherwise they both have to aim for neutrality such that the output will be as truthful to the recording as possible. Bench test data in the past, on their previous models obviously, consistently showed virtually flat freq response from 20 to well over 20 kHz and distortion below the point that is widely understood as not discernible by normal humans. Under certain conditions they could in fact don't sound exactly the same to sensitive well trained ears, but that still wouldn't be by design because the design goals for both should be the same, i.e. accurate sound.

If they even try to tailor their own sound (pure direct) then they should tell us what they tailor to. Again, they could well be tailored to sound different if sound processing is involved but I am not clear if that's what the claim referred to.

 

[Don Grabski]

Beg to differ.......if you go to someplace that is capable of doing an A/B demo you will hear a difference between Denon and Marantz.

 

[PENG]

Beg to differ.......if you go to someplace that is capable of doing an A/B demo you will hear a difference between Denon and Marantz.

I have a couple of both, that's not the point anyway. Point is, while they may not sound exactly the same, their goals should be the same and that is to produce accurate, or high fidelity sound. Again, if they each would tailor to their own sound then they should tell the consumers and explain what kind of sound they tailor to, like identifying frequencies they boost and attenuate, harmonics they introduced etc. If they are in fact doing such things, bench test data would have revealed the effects.