boa12 Posted May 1, 2001 Share Posted May 1, 2001 well, i went w/ a new marantz sr8000 from the local dealer @ $1k plus tax (thanks to the net prices bargaining power - she wanted 1300). will let u know how this smoothie drives the corns in rear in 5 channel stereo. (btw, sorry denon guys ) still waiting on the KLF C-7. local dealer says they're doing the final(or one of the final) production runs. so if anyone wants 1 new, may not be much more time. anyone from klipsch have any word on the short future of the legends? also (just for keith?), still waiting on the Monster Biwires w/ Monster Locks & Monster Bananas to do the biwire test on the RF-3 in the stereo room ------------------ Klipsch KLF-30 (front), KLF-C7, Cornwall I (rear) Velodyne HGS-18 sub woofer Monsterbass 400 sub interconnect & Monster S-12 cable Sony STR-DE935 a/v receiver Sony DVP-C650D cd/dvd player Sony Trinitron 27" stereo tv Toshiba hi-fi stereo vcr Technics dual cassette deck Technics direct drive turntable Scientific Atlanta Explorer 2000 digital cable box 2nd room: Klipsch RF-3 (front), RC-3, cheap little Technics (rear) Kenwood KR-9600 AM/FM stereo receiver (vintage '75) Teac PD-D1200 5-disk cd player Sega Genesis game player Sub: None yet rock on! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
T2K Posted May 2, 2001 Share Posted May 2, 2001 boa,got a got laugh outta that.Yeah I was wondering about the bi-wires.Another thing, was there any particular reason you decided on the Marantz? Any head to head comparison with the Denon that maybe helped you to decide,or was it maybe features that helped you to decide.Just for information.Have a local dealer that sells both Marantz and Denon.Thanks for the pricing tip. Keith Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
boa12 Posted May 2, 2001 Author Share Posted May 2, 2001 yea didn't buy it there but compared the denon 3801 to the 8000 w/ same other components (quad speakers since they no had klipsch). thought the marantz had a smoother/richer sound (more tube like from what I remember of tube amps). had to look out for that for the cornwalls. denon sounded great too. maybe a lil more lively. guess depends on prefs (as usual). still waiting to get the 8000 when the c-7 arrives. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BLOOMIS914 Posted May 2, 2001 Share Posted May 2, 2001 Boa12- Congrats on buying the SR8000---You will be amazed at the performance of this unit and how quiet, clean and powerful it is. Don't ever apologize for doing what sounds best to your ears (and mine). To all, do an A/B comparison and decide what sounds better while someone switches between the two units (while not looking). My system: KLF-30's mains KLF-C7 center KSP-S6's rears KSW-15 front sub KSW-100 rear sub Marantz SR-8000 Toshiba SD-4205 5 DVD changer Pioneer PDF-1007 301 CD changer Mitsu 35" TV Mitsu VCR Monster speaker cable and sub cables Audioquest interconnects Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
boa12 Posted May 2, 2001 Author Share Posted May 2, 2001 thanks bloomis - can't wait to get it hooked up here in the home. i may be kicking myself in the future for not getting the denon or the marantz sr-18ex for that 6.1/7.1/multiple surrounds capability but i can live w/ that for now. went w/ what i thought sounded best instead of those features or, in the case of the marantz sr-18ex, many more $. now don't know what to do w/ the sony. maybe a 3rd bedroom system is in the works bloomis, also please see my new post under this section "nice new marantz receiver..." anyway, now looks like more experimentation in store for me ------------------ Klipsch KLF 30 (front), KLF C-7, Cornwall I (rear) Velodyne HGS-18 sub woofer Monsterbass 400 sub interconnect & Monster S-12 cable Sony STR-DE935 a/v receiver Sony DVP-C650D cd/dvd player Sony Trinitron 27" stereo tv Toshiba hi-fi stereo vcr Technics dual cassette deck Technics direct drive turntable Scientific Atlanta Explorer 2000 digital cable box 2nd room: Klipsch RF-3 (front), RC-3, cheap little Technics (rear) Kenwood KR-9600 AM/FM stereo receiver (vintage '75) Teac PD-D1200 5-disk cd player Sega Genesis game player Sub: None yet rock on! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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