I have PM7003..... a couple of years old now. Used to play it with Monitor Audio BR2, quite nice. Now shifted to my bedroom and play it with AElite One and these are small speakers and quite good - better than BR2 for slow listening.

I had auditioned PM8004 before, the price is of course higher but is not good enough for me to get rid of PM7003. In other words, any increase in quality does justify the price

Been using either Marantz or Rotel all these years. Marantz is better, smooth and steady.