I know that a lot of the older budget Marantz are really highly regarded and very popular, and there is lots of them on ebay, but when looking for a new amp I have no idea how all of the amps compare to each other, as in which amps are better than others. So I was just wondering if anyone could give me some information, or at least a rough idea on their rank against each other, age, and retail price. Some ideas of equivelent budget amps from other brands such as rotel would also be useful. The popular amps on ebay seem to be:
Marantz PM7200
Marantz PM7200 KI
Marantz PM7001
Marantz PM7002
Marantz PM6010 OSE
Marantz PM6010 KI
Marantz PM66 SE
Marantz PM66 KI
I understand the KIs are obviously better than their predecessors, I'd also be interested in any other amps I should be looking at, and also how amps such as the NAD C340 and C370, Arcam Alpha 8 and 9, and the Rotel Ra-1062 compare to these amps.
I know this is a lot of amps to be thinking about, but I find the best way to get a good deal second hand is to look at as many items as possible and I'm not too sure what I want anyway.
Marantz PM7200
Marantz PM7200 KI
Marantz PM7001
Marantz PM7002
Marantz PM6010 OSE
Marantz PM6010 KI
Marantz PM66 SE
Marantz PM66 KI
I understand the KIs are obviously better than their predecessors, I'd also be interested in any other amps I should be looking at, and also how amps such as the NAD C340 and C370, Arcam Alpha 8 and 9, and the Rotel Ra-1062 compare to these amps.
I know this is a lot of amps to be thinking about, but I find the best way to get a good deal second hand is to look at as many items as possible and I'm not too sure what I want anyway.