Its best tat u try it out for urself.. in d end u r d one who has to live wif it..

Aftr sayin tat.. I dont tink ther is a bad decision wif either of tis 2 avrs.. d Marantzs N series r digital amps hence d slimmer design, d S series r traditional design n is d same hunk of metal design as in d denons..
For claimed pwr in rms/chnl is best to take wif a grain of salt as ther r no hard n fast rule in d way each manu test their gear for d allegged claim - all I can say is tat only pwr amp claims can be quantified - dont put too much emphasis on ur decision based on total pwr output unless u r runnin xremely inefficient spkrs...

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This post has been edited by dirtrun: Aug 26 2010, 01:27 PM