digitalguru
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I recently bought 4 of these little MA500 monoblocks. This thread is to share what information I can about them and my journey with them so far.
Photo : https://imgdepot.net/image/Marantz-MA500.IKcwe
I have been wanting to move from my 2-channel Yamaha MX-1 power amp for some time. The MX-1 is actually a great amp but I have this hunger to try out monoblocks.
At the same time I have completely rebuilt my home theater system and made a new stand for the combined 2-channel and 9.2-channel systems.
So I actually started with buying 3 Denon POA-6600 amps, 2 that were supposedly good and one that was defective from the start. And as it turns out both of the "good" Denons have problems and are eating up all of my time and bench space.
I looked around at some alternative solutions that would fit in my rack and move me forward and let me take a more leisurely pace with getting the 6600's working. And that is when I came across these amps.
So, as I said, I bought 4 of them. They arrived very well packed and in very good optical condition.
Cheers,
James
edit 20 Jan 2024: Note that as I moved forward in the thread I noticed several points where I wrote something that was incorrect. One of the advantages of being a Subscriber is being able to edit post regardless of how old they are. I am making use of this to edit and correct the posts. Not to protect me from looking stupid but rather to avoid spreading false information.
Photo : https://imgdepot.net/image/Marantz-MA500.IKcwe
I have been wanting to move from my 2-channel Yamaha MX-1 power amp for some time. The MX-1 is actually a great amp but I have this hunger to try out monoblocks.
At the same time I have completely rebuilt my home theater system and made a new stand for the combined 2-channel and 9.2-channel systems.
So I actually started with buying 3 Denon POA-6600 amps, 2 that were supposedly good and one that was defective from the start. And as it turns out both of the "good" Denons have problems and are eating up all of my time and bench space.
I looked around at some alternative solutions that would fit in my rack and move me forward and let me take a more leisurely pace with getting the 6600's working. And that is when I came across these amps.
So, as I said, I bought 4 of them. They arrived very well packed and in very good optical condition.
Cheers,
James
edit 20 Jan 2024: Note that as I moved forward in the thread I noticed several points where I wrote something that was incorrect. One of the advantages of being a Subscriber is being able to edit post regardless of how old they are. I am making use of this to edit and correct the posts. Not to protect me from looking stupid but rather to avoid spreading false information.