Qualitywise you can argue that (I have a Denon AVR from 2013 and even then the Marantz brand was just an expensive looking case around the same electronics), bu

Qualitywise you can argue that (I have a Denon AVR from 2013 and even then the Marantz brand was just an expensive looking case around the same electronics), but branding wise Marantz is the high end and Denon is the lower end.