The new integrated amplifier continues Marantz's move to Class D, first seen in the PM-10 of a few years back; the PM-KI Ruby and PM-12SE then followed this path. It has been a controversial step, as like 'LP vs. CD' back in the nineteen-eighties, folk have tended to fall into...
That introduction was for one reason. I am about to review three pieces of equipment that I purchased lat last year: the Marantz SA-15S2 SACD/CD player, the Marantz BD8002 Blu-Ray Player, and the Marantz PM15S1 integrated amplifier. The integrated amplifier will be dealt with in another ...
After writing myvery favorable reviewof Marantz's PM5003 integrated amplifier ($449.99) for the January 2010 issue, I began to fantasize about how it might be packaged with other components to create a dynamite entry-level system for about $1000 (excluding cables). A good place to start, I...
The PM-KI Ruby amp uses an in-house phono section, dubbed 'Marantz Musical Premium Phono' EQ and, like the MMM technology in the player, is designed to simplify the signal path as much as possible in the search for improved fidelity. The two-stage circuit, with part-active/part-passive ...