Marantz SR 8500

A surround receiver is the hub of a home theater. It accepts audio and video signals from all of your sources and outputs them to your display and speakers. Finding a receiver that has all of the features, inputs and outputs that you desire can be...

Finding the audio-video receiver (AVR) that meets every requirement is a little like going to a restaurant and having to choose a combo platter from either Column A, Column B, or Column C—inevitably each mouthful ends up being a negotiated settlement...

Indicative of the pressure on manufacturers to keep prices down, the feature- rich SR8500 has actually dropped a hundred bucks below its 2002 predecessor, the SR8200. The Marantz SR8500 may not be the ne plus ultra in terms of ergonomics, but for the...

A very musical amplifier with digital switching again ultimate for the price

The marantz sr8500 is a BIG step up for me. I have been using junk Sony and JVC equipment for years and I have really been missing out. I am almost exclusively 2.1 stereo for music and rarely any surround sound. Paid $100 for this on craigslist and...

Well, what can I say marantz did it well on this price right home theater reciever.I had own audiophile grade home theater set up like the AED 8800 PRO processor using the INTEGRA research 7 channel amp RDA7.I have to down grade to this 8500 marantz...