plastic penguin
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dan25 said:Thankx PP! There are significant differences concerning sound quality between Marantz and Arcam amps? As far as I know they are both neutral.
Long time ago I gave a blow by blow account on how the aforementioned Marantzes compared to Arcam with the RS6s, but since the site revamp I've little chance of finding it. However....
From memory, the midrange Marantzes sounded a little warmer in the LFs and midrange, and they sounded pleasant enough. My main gripe was they could sound slightly 'testing' when it came to the HFs.
My conclusion over the years of testing different amps at differing price brackets is that the RS6/RX6s sound the best, best balance with amplification with a great midrange -- not necessarily the warmest, but amps that excel with midrange expression and subtlety. To that end, I've not heard better at the price (with RS6/RX6) than Arcam and Creek.