Premium audio model Marantz has unveiled two new merchandise so as to add to its substantial portfolio. The brand new duo consists of the CD 50n streaming CD participant alongside the Mannequin 50 built-in amplifier, which has a phono stage with a purpose to attraction to vinyl fans all over the place.
First up is the CD 50n, a streaming CD participant that Marantz claims is “one of the crucial versatile CD gamers ever created”. With a number of digital inputs and on-line community entry by way of wi-fi or an ethernet connection, the brand new participant helps recordsdata as much as 384 kHz/32 bit and DSD 256 by way of USB, in addition to streaming over your house community courtesy of its in-built HEOS platform.
The unit’s sonic claims seem spectacular. The CD 50n is kitted out with an inside ESS Sabre DAC mixed with Marantz’s personal custom-designed musical digital filters for what the producer asserts will present “a transparent and detailed sound with all types of digital audio”.
For the modern-day person, streaming from cell gadgets can also be included by Bluetooth, Spotify Join and AirPlay 2. You may even ship your TV’s audio by the CD 50n and into an exterior amp by its HDMI ARC socket.
Arriving alongside the CD 50n is the brand new Marantz Mannequin 50 built-in amplifier which takes a lot of its inspiration from this 12 months’s Marantz MODEL 40n, a mannequin we praised for its daring, punchy sound, spacious, clear presentation and high-quality construct. That includes 70W of energy per channel, Marantz claims that the 50 will strike the “splendid steadiness between elegant, modern design and the musicality anticipated from any Marantz amplifier.” We’re excited to seek out out if that holds up.
The Mannequin 50 guarantees “distinctive present supply” due to its specifically designed output structure working alongside a hefty energy provide and an inside sign path conceived to cut back lack of impedance.
The 50 additionally teases extraordinarily low charges of distortion as a part of its sonic profile, in addition to substantial helpings of accuracy, transparency and musicality. This, Marantz claims, is achieved partly because of the new built-in amp’s HDAM (Hyper Dynamic Amplifier Module) tech for optimising the unit’s efficiency. There’s even a high-quality moving-magnet phono stage for bringing out one of the best in your vinyl assortment – excellent for these of us seeking to give our turntables a correct increase.
Marantz definitely is aware of its approach round each of those explicit domains, with its excellent finances CD6007 CD participant claiming an Award this 12 months alongside the (additionally excellent) PM6007 built-in amplifier. We have now excessive hopes, then, for each of the brand new models.
The brand new Marantz CD 50n community CD participant is obtainable now for £1600 / $1800; the Mannequin 50 built-in amplifier is obtainable for £1600 / $1800.
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