FM stations broadcasting in HD Radio sounded much, much closer to CD quality than XM Satellite Radio. That said, XM’s dozens of commercial free music channels might be reason enough to subscribe to the service.

Conclusion

The Marantz SR8002 has it all: style, performance, and user-friendly ergonomics. We especially appreciated that last one; thanks to intuitive menus and controls, the owner’s manual remained closed for most of our tests.