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Re: Marantz MR 235 or Philips 796?

Posted by Ace of Pace (A) on March 9, 2007 at 07:03:10

In Reply to: Re: Marantz MR 235 or Philips 796? posted by FRG7SWL on March 8, 2007 at 17:24:55:

FRG7SWL,

I agree entirely with your assessment of the MR 235's natural presentation of guitar tone, but I would think its strengths better suit softly amplified electric guitar more than acoustic. The first time I heard this receiver, I was struck by its firm grip on the bass coming out of my Maggies. It has a subtle ability to produce controlled, tuneful lows which integrate well with the lower mids and can be a bit startling given the receiver's modest power output.

With acoustic guitar, where the presentation is lighter and balanced more toward the mids and highs, I have run into what seems to be the 235's main limitation. The foward, somewhat over-rich mids tend to blur transients in the lower treble, IMHO, leaving the upper treble to sound clear and admirably clean, but somewhat detached from the overall presentation.

I still love the MR 235's overall sound. How does this receiver compare with other units from Marantz? How much of the Marantz sound does it deliver? What is the Marantz sound?

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