I had a Marantz THX certified AVR (forget the number, bought new in late 2000) before it fried the motherboard a bit out of warranty. There were no replacement parts available and seeing as I'd had the Marantz DVD player die shortly before receiver did, I was done w/Marantz.
I replaced it with a Rotel (1056) AVR and could not be happier. The Rotel lacks some of the features that the Marantz had, but I feel that the Rotel has a slightly warmer sound to it (which was what I wanted).
Speakers are B&W LCR6 R, L, and C up front and B&W in-ceiling surrounds. I have two velodyne SPL-10s taking care of the low stuff.
I replaced it with a Rotel (1056) AVR and could not be happier. The Rotel lacks some of the features that the Marantz had, but I feel that the Rotel has a slightly warmer sound to it (which was what I wanted).
Speakers are B&W LCR6 R, L, and C up front and B&W in-ceiling surrounds. I have two velodyne SPL-10s taking care of the low stuff.