Marantz has unveiled two products that showcase its new industrial design language: the Marantz Model 30 integrated amp and the SACD 30n network audio streamer and SACD player.
This new look celebrates the modernising signature design elements from the brand's products from the 1950s, 60s and 70s. It's been in the making for three years, since Marantz repositioned itself as a force in high-end audio.
The Model 30 aims to combine technical innovation with traditional hi-fi. It's an all-analogue design with a fully discrete two-stage build, with independent power supplies for both the pre-amplifier and power amplifier. The preamplifier has an exclusively designed power supply circuit which provides a stable power supply that's unaffected by fluctuations in the power demands from the power amplifier stage.
It further protects the sound purity with an oversized toroidal transformer that's dedicated exclusively to the preamp, along with a double shield steel case that's mounted around the transformer to reduce leakage flux.
The power amplifier stage's power supply delivers high current instantaneously to the switching mode amplifier, giving maximum control over any connected speakers. That should maintain signal purity even in the face of the heaviest of bass.
Marantz's Musical Mastering software also allows for optimal digital audio conversion.
"Our main goal in updating Marantz was to effectively capture the timelessness, musicality and passion the brand has brought to the world for nearly 70 years," said Joel Sietsema, SVP of Brand at Marantz's parent company Sound United. "This is why we dove into the brand’s history first to design the Model 30 and SACD 30n.
Both the Marantz Model 30 and SACD 30n cost £2699/€3000 ($2499, around AU$4900). Both ship in early September.
