Originally Posted by
bengl3rt
In fact it's true - at just over 4" tall the Marantz is one of the few integrated amplifiers that fits where I need it to fit.
The other one I was looking at was the Creek Evolution 50A, but that does quite a bit less for quite a bit more $$ and would require other outboard boxes like a DAC to work well in my system. It is indeed worth a premium to me to have as many features as the Marantz has crammed into such a small box.
Luckily it has a pre out so a more powerful separate amp can be added at a later date if needed.