I would not recommend Marantz or Luxman - never had much luck with those. Luxman seem to smooth the highs so they are glossy and Marantz sound dull like a vintage sound and current Marantz quality is not good (just look at the MM7025 and the poor quality of build and inadequate power supply)@shadorne
You obviously have not heard any of the high end Marantz gear made at their reference factory in Japan. It is not fair to site Marantz AV gear made in China like their anemic MM7025 and assume this is all they offer. The performance and quality of their reference Marantz gear is off the charts good. This gear along with the new Luxman products, like the L-505ux and L-590ax are far more preferable to NAD and Rotel. Its true high end audio. Suggest you give it a listen.
Thanks for the input on luxman and marantz, those are now out.@j
You may want to reconsider.