This was posted earlier but may have been in the wrong spot, I'm learning
Hi all, I'm new to the forum and looking forward to participating in a meaningful way. My name is Stewart, I'm 64 ( to put it context ) and a life long music lover. The first stereo I bought maybe1974 or so was a Marantz 2220, Dual 1218 turntable and Bose speakers. I saved up for months to afford it. When I went to college, it was my most prized possession. I have hundreds and hundreds of albums from the 60's, 70's and 80's, then of course replaced them all with CDs. I haven't listened to an album in about 25 years. About 3 months ago I bought a inexpensive turntable to see if I would get into my collection and found I did. Well that started the ball rolling. Last month I bought a Marantz NR1200 receiver and at first loved it, but after about 3 weeks I turned it on and it made a loud clank and died, no power etc... I returned it to Best Buy and they are sending me a new one. Today I cancelled it and am on the lookout for a receiver under $1000. This would be for music mostly. I don't think I would hook it up to a TV for surround sound, so just a receiver. I am now looking at a Denon. I understand they are Alexa compatible where I can talk to it to listen to what I want. Any thoughts?? I am also looking to upgrade my inexpensive Audio-Tech turntable. This is my second post, BTW. My first was my 3 desert Island albums which were The Who's Tommy, The Beatles White Album and Derek and The Dominos Lalya.
Hi all, I'm new to the forum and looking forward to participating in a meaningful way. My name is Stewart, I'm 64 ( to put it context ) and a life long music lover. The first stereo I bought maybe1974 or so was a Marantz 2220, Dual 1218 turntable and Bose speakers. I saved up for months to afford it. When I went to college, it was my most prized possession. I have hundreds and hundreds of albums from the 60's, 70's and 80's, then of course replaced them all with CDs. I haven't listened to an album in about 25 years. About 3 months ago I bought a inexpensive turntable to see if I would get into my collection and found I did. Well that started the ball rolling. Last month I bought a Marantz NR1200 receiver and at first loved it, but after about 3 weeks I turned it on and it made a loud clank and died, no power etc... I returned it to Best Buy and they are sending me a new one. Today I cancelled it and am on the lookout for a receiver under $1000. This would be for music mostly. I don't think I would hook it up to a TV for surround sound, so just a receiver. I am now looking at a Denon. I understand they are Alexa compatible where I can talk to it to listen to what I want. Any thoughts?? I am also looking to upgrade my inexpensive Audio-Tech turntable. This is my second post, BTW. My first was my 3 desert Island albums which were The Who's Tommy, The Beatles White Album and Derek and The Dominos Lalya.