Marantz SR2800

At a Glance

When dinosaurs ruled the earth, the SR8200 ruled the dinosaurs: It's a 2001 THX Select-certified AV receiver for serious home theater enthusiasts and audiophile-grade stereo performance in one chassis. The SR8200 was software-upgradable via a PC connection, which was rare for receivers at the time. It also featured discrete amplifier stages and dual differential DAC operation in stereo mode for improved fidelity. 120W × 6 channels @ 8Ω (RMS, 20Hz–20kHz, <0.05% THD) this 43 lb monster featured Dolby Digital EX, DTS-ES, DTS Neo:6, Pro Logic II, the most advanced codecs but pre-HDMI switching. It has the original touchscreen learning remote sometimes dissed as "battery hungry" and "non-intuitive". Whatever, this unit is in great shape, works flawlessly and boy, does it get loud!Read More