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The receiver you have is known to have had many problems and quirks, and was not considered one of the better marantz receivers in terms of sound quality.
It is quite possible that you generated some very high static voltage with the cloth and some chip blew out as a result. You should always use a soft cloth that has been thoroughly soaked with water and then wrung out.
My advice would be to replace it with a Harmon-Kardon HK 3490 stereo receiver, which has twice the power, a number of good features, and much better sound quality. It even has a phono preamp.
You can get it for about $400, which is a steal. Current Marantz receivers cost quite a bit more for comparable quality, and less flexibility and features.
It is an amazingly good price for a reciver that will make your excellent speakers sound a LOT better.