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Thanks for all your responses and advice! I gave the amp a whirl and it was okay but a little bit too treble orientated for me. Anyway, it was only really to test out having inherited it from someone - I prefer having a bit more ooph to my amps just so I know I have some additional power in...

Hi, I have just inherited a Marantz pm35 mk2. It's rated at 45w per channel at 8ohm (55w at 4ohm) and thought I'd give it a run through my Zensor 5 speakers in case it's better than my similar period Denon 720. However the speakers are rated at 6ohm impedance. Is it 'safe' to run the Marantz...

How were they better? More bass?

Hi Matthew, thanks for the advice, it is much appreciated.

Haha, I was just curious as to how it was received when it came out. I bought it second hand (although it not been used by the guy's Father who I bought it off, still all boxed up) in 2011 so l was buying it solely because it was Denon and that it might be relatively decent.

The Denon seems to be fine, I actually have yet to across any reviews for it. I think it came out in the 1990s. The only thing I'm not wholly convinced about is the tone controls.

I do have a Richer Sounds nearby. I didn't think about the Missions and their age! Thanks for the advice on that, will definitely take them with me when I book a demo room slot.

Hi everyone, just joined the forum. I'm looking for a bit of advice. What is the best amp to go with a Marantz cd5005? I currently have an old Denon PMA-720 (not the recent version) and Mission 702 speakers. The sound is at times a bit muddy when going through the speakers. I feel that the amp...