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In Reply to: RE: Marantz 8802a vs.Emotiva XMC-1 5.1 analog (Kal Rubinson?)? posted by Jim Pearce on December 17, 2016 at 08:15:59
"Mr. Pearce, Marantz products not have 'that warm, full house sound'. Marantz products have perfect 'Marantz house sound'."
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After six weeks of listening, JA said this in 2006:
"I haven't said anything about coloration. That's because, despite the variety of program material I auditioned on the Studio/100s, I was never made aware of any persistent problem in this area. This is one neutral speaker."
Read more at http://www.stereophile.com/floorloudspeakers/105paradigm/index.html#Wove4q7DTvzZjrO9.99
9 years later KR let this slip about the Marantz AVM8802a:
"My only quibble was that the AV8802A delivered the same gracious, rounded sound as Marantz's esteemed Reference-series components—some may prefer a more prismatic clarity."
Read more at http://www.stereophile.com/content/music-round-75#h3KC0KCbdFwMTzws.99
So there you go - this f###in' pre-pro would sound as bad as the SA-14 did in my system, and it can't be Paradigm's fault!
"Mr Pearce, natural 'Marantz house sound' so good it even remove harsh metallic glare from the multiple metal diaphragm drivers in these Mordaunt-Short Performance 6 Limited Edition loudspeakers."
It ain't a question of fault. There is a contribution from the room, the speaker and the prepro and one wants the result to be right. I lived with Paradigm Studio 60s for a decade but, eventually, became sensitized to a somewhat withdrawn upper midrange with a tipped-up high treble. This was with a passing parade of prepros.The Monitor Silvers seemed more flat (see those measurements, too) with the Marantz and they do so with an Arcam I have in house now. You might prefer the Emotiva with the Paradigms.
Edits: 12/18/16
I'd really rather go with anything but Emotiva, budget be damned. But if the pre-pro doesn't have 5.1 analog inputs I need it to process pure DSD from the Oppo, and then do a better job with the sound than the Oppo does. So far I'm completely stuck except for older and high-priced components that don't do the latest codecs like Atmos and DTS:X and the stuff my new 4k oled will want like hdmi 2.0 and hdcp 2.2.
But Jim deserves it just a bit as I haven't seen much of him here since 'Outside' closed down.
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