Looking for receiver selection advice

[kboulema]

Hi everyone,

I am looking for some receiver purchasing advice. There are two options, both secondhand and at a comparable price:
[*]Marantz PM6004 (http://www.whathifi.com/marantz/pm6004/review)[*]Rotel RB-980BX (http://www.audioreview.com/cat/amplification/amplifiers/rotel/rb-980bx/prd_124375_1583crx.aspx)
The receiver will be driving RX8 Monitor Audio floorstanders. The source would be 320 kbps Spotify, converted with the Dragonfly DAC v1.2.

What is the better deal here given that both are comparably priced? Which will likely fit the speakers better? Should I be worried that the Marantz will not have enough power to drive the RX8’s? Should I be weary buying older 2nd hand equipment (i.e. the Rotel)?

Any advice is highly appreciated,

Enjoy your Christmas!

 

[lpv]

Hi everyone,

I am looking for some receiver purchasing advice. There are two options, both secondhand and at a comparable price:
[*]Marantz PM6004 (http://www.whathifi.com/marantz/pm6004/review)[*]Rotel RB-980BX (http://www.audioreview.com/cat/amplification/amplifiers/rotel/rb-980bx/prd_124375_1583crx.aspx)
The receiver will be driving RX8 Monitor Audio floorstanders. The source would be 320 kbps Spotify, converted with the Dragonfly DAC v1.2.

What is the better deal here given that both are comparably priced? Which will likely fit the speakers better? Should I be worried that the Marantz will not have enough power to drive the RX8’s? Should I be weary buying older 2nd hand equipment (i.e. the Rotel)?

Any advice is highly appreciated,

Enjoy your Christmas!

welcome..

- how much you want to spend?

- why u call it a receiver? pm6004 is an integrated amp, but not receiver..

- if you are spotify user maybe you should be looking for receiver with spotify connect?