Thank you for your responses. I know you are right, but I really don't know what to do...
On the one hand I want this "gear" to last for many years because it is quite expensive. On the other hand I don't know if it is worth to pay extra for something which is marginally better (and there is a possibility it is not better at all)... price difference between Marantz 7009 and Cambridge Audio CXR200 is 1000 euros, which is not a small amount of money for me...
I was thinking about Cambridge audio CXR200 because it has the most powerful amplifier among receivers as far as I know... so I thought that it would serve as an amplifier in the future when I will want a new processor/receiver (I would not need a powerful/expensive receiver, just focus on the functions I want).
I would like a receiver with pure DSD > Analog without PCM conversion, but this is quite hard to find in the specifications (this CXR200 has it).
If there is no big difference in the amplification part of the receivers then it is in the DAC and digital signal processing? And is there a way to check which receiver has better DAC or DSD? For example Cambridge audio Azur 751r has Cirrus Logic CS43122 24/192 DAC and Marantz 7009 has DAC 24/192 DAC with three 32 Bit DSPs and four 24 bit DSP (I didn't find anything more specific)... is there a way to find out which one is better?
Professional reviews are also confusing when one site says 1 is better than 2 and next one says the other way around. When we compare Marantz 7009 and Anthem 710...
AVforums
https://www.avforums.com/review/mara...r-review.10854
https://www.avforums.com/review/anth...er-review.9888
Here the Anthem looks like slightly better option, which has better sound (?) and is probably reference receiver...
SoundAndVision (I suppose 7008 is comparable to 7009 regarding sound quality)
http://www.soundandvision.com/conten...08-av-receiver
http://www.soundandvision.com/conten...10-av-receiver
here the Marantz looks a little bit better... but what does it mean that Anthem is "analytical"?
You mentioned Yamaha 3040, which is reviewed for example here:
http://www.whathifi.com/yamaha/rx-a3040/review
For somebody like me (newbie in audio world) this looks like it has some drawbacks I probably don't want, because other receivers probably don't have these problems?
"Could be punchier, tauter and more transparent,
Voices could be more direct and robust"
People in the forums have different opinions as well... look here
http://www.whathifi.com/forum/home-c...-choice?page=1
One guy - "The yamaha was very good with movies but not as musical as the Arcam 750 withy music"
Second guy - "For me the Yamaha was definitely better than the Pioneer in this regard, however I have heard some people say it is the other way around. I found the Yamaha quite easy on the ear (although the bass was still a little too woolly for me), while the Pioneer is not a very comfortable listen imo."
Third guy - "Have a listen to the Cambridge Audio 751r you may be surprised by how good it sounds with music and movies. I previoulsy had the LX86 which supposedly has oodles of power. The Cambridge is in a different league altogether."
All this is really confusing for someone who just wants to choose the best one for the money in some price-range...