[kennyt]

I think these are aimed at two different markets, the Denon is over the top feature packed, I mean it can run two independent 5.1 systems, or one with three other zones, or any way you want to configure the 12 channels, the Marantz has I think eight and obviously less HDMI and other features too. I can't remember if the Marantz has WiFi for streaming audio either, or HD Radio or a few other things that aren't coming to mind this early in the AM.