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Marantz's slim AV receivers add turntable input because 2018
https://www.cnet.com/news/marantzs-slimline-av-receivers-add-turntable-input-nr1509-nr1609/
Marantz has been making half-height AV receivers for many years, and the NR1509 and NR1609 are the latest to slip off the production line. The look is familiar, and the features are more or less the same. However, given everyone is going bongo bananas over vinyl, of course there's now a phono input.
With 50W per channel, offered on both receivers, your main decision is whether you want vanilla surround or to go the whole hog with Atmos. The NR1509 is 5.1-channel surround while the Dolby Atmos-decoding NR1609 enables enthusiasts to fill their living spaces with an immersive 5.1.2-channel setup.