Marantz
27 November 2020
Philips CDM Mechanisms - Page 1 - Detailed information about the CDM-0, CDM-1, CDM-2, CDM-3 Swing Arm Mechanisms.
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27 November 2020
Philips CDM Mechanisms - Page 2 - Detailed information about the Philips CDM-4, CDM-1 MkII, CDM-9 Swing Arm Mechanisms.
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27 November 2020
Philips CDM Mechanisms - Page 3 - Detailed information about the Philips CDM-12 and CD Pro Linear Tracking Mechanisms.
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14 May 2013
Bedroom system – before the room was to be combined with the cinema room, computer room and hallway The bedroom double-functioned as 2nd TV room at the time. Pretty unneccesary really, but I still had the TV as a leftover from the previous house so I went and installed it in the tiny bedroom. Like […]
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14 May 2013
Marantz is well known for its collectable CD player classics such as the CD94, CD7 and the CD12. What they all have in common is that they look great, sound even better and are utterly reliable.
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8 January 2013
Marantz CD74 and CD84
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Near identical players, yet very different sound. Read about the two players being compared in detail.
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8 January 2013
These Marantz and Philips CD players with their massive cast-iron swing-arm glass-lense mechanisms still produce excellent sound and are virtually indestructible. Here's a look inside some of the most interesting models.
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7 January 2013
Overview of all the Philips CD Mechanisms with links to detailed info pages.
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7 January 2013
Marantz CD player Timeline
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Timeline overview of the most interesting classic Marantz CD players.
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5 April 2012
Naim NDX, CDX2, DAC and XPS2
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After being so enthusiastic about the UnitiQute and Uniti, I was curious to find out how much more there would be in the Naims higher up on the scale.
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12 August 2011
While my Levinson 390S was away for repairs, I had an Ayre CD player on loan, and once again tried a bunch of Marantzes. This time not just any Marantz though: after concluding that the CD80 was nice enough as a transport but not great as an integrated player and trying the ancient CD74 and […]
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13 July 2011
Audio Synthesis DAX Decade DAC
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An older dac but recently overhauled at the factory to bring it to current spec.
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22 April 2010
Marantz NR1501 surround receiver
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The Marantz may be slim - but it packs almost all features that you could possibly wish for. Oh, and it sounds much, much better than you'd think!
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7 August 2009
The complete setup as it was in December 2008. Individual component changes aside, the setup 's main components remained unchanged until 2009 and many reviews were written using this system.
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5 June 2009
As always, both methods have their own advantages, but there is one unique clear advantage to taking the integrated player route.
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5 June 2009
Does a separate transport and DAC sound better than an integrated player?
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18 August 2008
CD Player Transport Comparison.
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15 June 2008
Odd but interesting CD transport.
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15 May 2008
Fast forward 3 years – Later addition to the original review – July 2011 Three years after the review above was written, after moving house and having quite a different system, I have bought a Marantz CD80. A little later I also came across a Marantz CD74 and CD85. Because I also still have the […]
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15 May 2008
THE ORIGINAL 2008 REVIEW A more detailed comparison of the CD11LE, CD12LE, CD74, CD85, CD80 Marantz players that are added later can be found at the bottom of this review. For now, let’s move on to the original review. POWER All players showed sensitivity to the position in the (serial wired-) extension block. The first […]
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15 May 2008
The Marantz players: Marantz CD16 Exclusive 1993. CDM-4 transport, TDA1547 Bitstream DAC. This player doesn’t really belong in this review because I didn’t review it at the same time. Nevertheless, I have a very good memory of how it sounded compared to the Audiomeca and Wadia players I had at the time. In retrospect, it […]
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15 May 2008
These oldies perform way beyond expectation and even have some special qualities that are rare in digital!
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30 August 2006
Difficult to say if it's the Feickert I'm hearing or the intrinsic sound of the CD14...
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30 August 2006
ot highend by any stretch of imagination but neutral, rhythmic, lively and fast.
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