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In Reply to: Re: Marantz MR 235 or Philips 796? posted by Brian Levy on March 8, 2007 at 08:16:30:
Thanks Brian for your reponse. Reading yours and Radioactive's posts on Philips Lab Series receivers drew me to these pieces, but I recently happened upon a Marantz MR 235 that had been cleaned internally (lamps replaced, switches and pots cleaned) and had its output transistors replaced. I later read FR7GSWL's review of an MR 235 drawing its lineage directly to pre-Philips era units (it does look alot like both the 1530 and the 1535).I am drawn toward warm authoritative sound which strikes a good balance between recreation of ambiance and detail retrieval, and the MR 235, for the most part, delivers. My Maggies SMGAs are a fairly easy load (I've used them with everthing from an HT receiver to a 20WPC NAD), but are also quite revealing of the quality of amplification feeding them. While full and warm, the Marantz tends to sound a little forward and slightly opaque through the middle IMHO. On the positive side, the tuner produces the most balanced and authoritative sound of any receiver's tuner section that I have heard.
So I am indeed impressed by the Marantz, but would still give the nod to my Kenwood KR 5600 which manages to sound warm while being a bit quicker and more open overall. This said, my search for the ultimate receiver continues.
How does the Philips 796 sound?
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- Re: Marantz MR 235 or Philips 796? - Ace of Pace 05:51:10 03/09/07 (1)
- Re: Marantz MR 235 or Philips 796? - Brian Levy 18:15:14 03/09/07 (0)
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