On Tue, 04 Mar 2008 09:44:06 GMT, "David"
wrote:

My Marantz RC for 10 units RC 2000 is showing it's age, goes back to 1995,
been a good buy. It came fully programmed for Philips products, and was
able to learn by head to head all other makes.
What is available today?
What are you using can you recommend yours?
Any comparison sites?
Any on topic advise welcome.

I used to use an RC2000 (still have it in the loft, I think), but
never much liked using it - primarily because it's badly balanced. My
current one is its successor, the RC 1400. That's a lovely one, with
few and minor disadvantages. I've been using it for some time now. I
think that it's discontinued now, but if you can find one, it's well
worth buying.

There's a comparison table in the back of What Hi-Fi. The general idea
seems to be that the Logitech Harmony series is generally good. That's
consistent with other users' experiences which I've heard. However, I
tried one briefly a while ago, and didn't like the feel of it. I found
the buttons too small and with an unpleasant 'clicky' action. That, of
course, is a purely subjective view, and one with which you might well
find you disagree.

The alternative seems to be the touch-screen variety. Again, some of
these are well thought of, but I don't like them: I want one that I
can use without having to look at it. (I use it when listening to
music with my eyes closed and my specs off.)

If you'd like to try a Marantz RC 1200, please contact me by e-mail. I
have a secondhand one available. (It'll control 11 devices.)

Peter.