In December, I spent a couple of thousand for four Marantz components on Shopgoodwill for several reasons. I am a first time Marantz owner. It wasn't really for the sound, as I already own a pretty good system of SAE equipment which I am happy with. My initial thought was to flip the equipment and make a few buck as I have done this a number of times in the past with some Hafler stuff and others receivers, one of which was a mint Pioneer SX-1250 and others. I used those sales to build the system I wanted. But when this shipment arrived and I opened up the boxes, the pieces are beyond industrial design, beyond bling, they are truly art. Similar to even a novice looking at a Jaguar E Type, nearly anyone observing could see easily Marantz pieces are unique and beautiful. I had a conversation with someone here on the forum about being younger (59 now), these pieces were eye candy, analogous to Farah Fawcett or today, perhaps Kate Upton. They were kept in a separate, upscale room from the ordinary in stores like Tech HiFi, Crazy Eddie's, and Uncle Steve's stereo outlets, the sound rooms I could never afford to enter. I'm not sure, after they're checked out by a tech, what I'm going to do. It's going to be a difficult decision.