I just ran across my reveiw (previous post) for the Marantz sr 880 given about a week ago and realized that I had 'Audiophile' marked in my reveiw. I am simply an enthusiast. Though I believe I have a very sensitive ear I by no means claim to have the years of comparing high end Audio equiptment, much less get paid for my personal views!
Anyways I felt like correcting that paticular part of my post.
In my opinion way to many people claim to be quite a bit more than they are when it comes to audio listening and reviewing, which is quickly obvious in their posts.
Anyways I'm in the process of finding the best interconncts and speaker cable for my system. So far Tara labs RSC cables are looking and most importantly sounding the best. the reference generation 11 seems best for my system for what I can afford (lessens the grainy sound a bit and smooths the highs out)

RC 2000 (remote)
Features for (used) price - $550.00

Too bright and grainy sounding

Bought used at $550 it is well worth it for the price. Even though it lacks DTS, time is showing that that shouldn't be a worry.
The manual leaves MUCH to the imagination, so be prepared to experiment!
The DSP modes are of good quality, though I'd switch back to 'stereo' mode for any serious music listening. The sound is very bright and grainy regardless of mode. Marantz used to have a nice warm tone, what happened???
It does come with a great remote (RC2000) that can do just about any function short of cleaning your dishes.

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