Price Paid:  $200.00 from online auction

Summary:
This Marantz is quite honestly one of the Best sounding units I have ever heard. All this buzz about this thing not having a remote is a bunch of garbage. Marantz didn't provide one because guess what.. YOU DON'T NEED ONE!!! I hooked it up to my Rotel RSP-980 and controled the volume of the entire system with my Rotel remote. Imagine that!!

Strengths:
Sound, definition, bass and did I say the way it sounds!!

Weaknesses:
NONE!! Except one little item, I had to have a custom db25 to RCA cable made to connect it to my Rotel.

Similar Products Used:
Carver DPL-33, RSP-985.

Summary:
Intergrated perfectly between my Fosgate Model 4 and my Acurus amps. Absolutely no problem with brightness or harshness as others have experienced. Major change in my HT system. Very highly recommended in the used market. If this fits your set-up, grab one!

Strengths:
Dead quiet. Dynamic DD sound throughout entire frequency range. Blends perfectly with sub.

Weaknesses:
No remote. Must be purchased separately if desired.

Similar Products Used:
NoneIn

Summary:
I bought this decoder in the fall of 1998 to get 5.1 channel as an add-on to an existing Rotel RSP-960AX Dolby Pro-logic processor. I can honestly say that this was one of the best buys I ever made. To this day I'm still happy with this unit.

The sound is wide and deep, with a slight lean sound. There is no clicks when changing chapters in a moview.

With the unit being a little bit bright. I tried numerous coax cables from ultra-pure copper to silver. The silver coax seems to warm up the sound compared to copper and also takes a little bit of the harshness away. The harshness was mentioned during a review from Cybertheater, http://www.cybertheater.com/HW_Reviews/DP870/dp870.html

Strengths:
Gold rca inputs jacks. Made in Japan. No noise during Bypass mode. Wide Dynamic range. 6-channel inputs.

Weaknesses:
Just a slight click when raising the volume through RC2000 remote.

Similar Products Used:
None

Summary:
Good processor for the money....I have an all separates system and this was a good fit for my situation.

Strengths:
Pretty good sound....steers well

Weaknesses:
A little bright...I bought when these units first came out so I paid a premium

Similar Products Used:
None

Summary:
I bought this slightly used for $350. One of the most satisfying addition to my home theater. You could make a
point about the brightness, in my system this processor drives multiple Carver amps. The carvers tend to sound warm
almost tube like. So the brightness really complements my
setup. I give this system 5 stars for the price and 4 stars
for it's overall rating. Just because it doesn't come with a
remote--Kinda silly in this day and age.

Strengths:
Sounds great with my system and has straight forward controls for making ajustments

Weaknesses:
no remote