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Marantz Separates Setup - Still a Dream

SoCal Sam

SoCal Sam

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Sam, your 2500 sounds better than a 510M, I had one and it could not compare to my 2600 next to it in an A/B test - the 2600 sounded crystal clear/transparent and had tight punch compared to a less intricate sound. The 2600 also had much more power before clipping even though the calculated difference between the two in decibels should have been inaudible.

Bond
 
bond said:
Sam, your 2500 sounds better than a 510M, I had one and it could not compare to my 2600 next to it in an A/B test - the 2600 sounded crystal clear/transparent and had tight punch compared to a less intricate sound. The 2600 also had much more power before clipping even though the calculated difference between the two in decibels should have been inaudible.

Bond
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Hello Bond: Good to hear from someone who has done a shootout. I guess it is not my dream Marantz separates setup. I would have passed based on value only. The 2500 specs almost identically to the 150/3800/510M setup and can be had for a thousand less. That the 2500/2600 is sonically superior is the last nail in the coffin. Sam.
 
$621, and it didn't meet reserve -- now that IS crazy.

For me it is/was my dream system, and continues to be so -- I have the 3800 with a 250M and a 510M, but no Marantz tuner, not yet, anyway. :) It makes me happy. It made me happy without the 510, but now I smile every single time that I turn it on. Many mixes/matches/swaps, stereos have come and gone, but I'm pretty sure that I'll always have this setup.

Granted, I paid less than a grand for all three... :) :)
 
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