Love4sound
Well-Known Member
Dear FM’s
I know this is much discussed and the common conclusion is Denon for movies, Marantz for both movies and music. Many would have heard in different set ups so it’s just fair to say the best way to conclude is side by side comparison in same set up. I am not sure if it’s fare to put an old 7010 against the new 4500 but since I got it want to pitch in with my observations. I myself after listening to multiple set ups concluded that both are same when it comes to performance. In my set up I found the Denon more aggressive, punchy, bold with the sound stage and the Marantz to be soft and warm. In airplay listening to music in pure direct also it was the same. Marantz sounded slightly clean but Denon was more aggressive and punchy. And while changing songs in my iPhone I get a cracking sound due to the song being changed in the Denon but in the Marantz it was clean. But note 7010 is an old model and I have seen many Denon 4300,4400 users also mentioning the same after upgrading to the 4500 that it feels more aggressive,punchy and bold compared to the previous models.
Conclusion:
I liked the Denon 4500 for both movies and music. It was bold and aggressive compared to the Marantz 7010 which was very soft to my liking.
I know this is much discussed and the common conclusion is Denon for movies, Marantz for both movies and music. Many would have heard in different set ups so it’s just fair to say the best way to conclude is side by side comparison in same set up. I am not sure if it’s fare to put an old 7010 against the new 4500 but since I got it want to pitch in with my observations. I myself after listening to multiple set ups concluded that both are same when it comes to performance. In my set up I found the Denon more aggressive, punchy, bold with the sound stage and the Marantz to be soft and warm. In airplay listening to music in pure direct also it was the same. Marantz sounded slightly clean but Denon was more aggressive and punchy. And while changing songs in my iPhone I get a cracking sound due to the song being changed in the Denon but in the Marantz it was clean. But note 7010 is an old model and I have seen many Denon 4300,4400 users also mentioning the same after upgrading to the 4500 that it feels more aggressive,punchy and bold compared to the previous models.
Conclusion:
I liked the Denon 4500 for both movies and music. It was bold and aggressive compared to the Marantz 7010 which was very soft to my liking.
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