Hello again, Lots of gear for others while my speakers are out of order! Looking for a decent budget integrated amp for my father. He still has a bunch of basic recievers from the 90s which are pretty lackluster. I've seen a few Marantz PM5005s used on ebay for under $300, this seems like a pretty good deal, but I am unsure about the longevity of these and would like some opinions. He is going to want to combine a sub with it, so either a sub out or a second channel for a high level input is required. Phono, CD, Tuner input is also a must. Interested to hear some opinions! And please try to remain in budget, he doesn't really want to spend too much. Thanks!
Go for it, i have a pm6004 (eBay £137) which I hear is very similar to the 5005, it is very fast and articulate. No sub op thou. I don't see any reason it wouldn't last.
You could check out the Yamaha A-S301 which you could buy new: A-S301 - Overview - Yamaha - Canada - English
If the seller doesn't have too much knowledge about the unit, you may want to buy Squaretrade. I saved about $450 going that route for my current integrated amplifier, (not sponsored or anything, yadayada.)
Another way of looking at it, if you buy inexpensively you can sell again for the same price it's almost free.