Marantz Reference Line

Johnny Vinyl

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May 16, 2010
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Marantz is one of the grand-daddy manufacturers of component audio, and I was wondering what some of you thought about their Reference line of products. We don't hear a lot about them, but there are certainly some very favourable reviews out there.

I like the fact they offer something for both the entry-level enthusiast and those with a few more shekels in their pocket.

Does anyone have any experience with any of this line of products?

John
 

JackD201

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Apr 20, 2010
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The 11S2 is a very good SACD/CD player. I spent over an hour listening to them as they were all lined up in the Stax section and they were the players I auditioned my ear speakers with. Smooth, a bit sweet, clear but seemingly a bit soft in the bass, although that might have just been because I was using cans so bass was limited to my ears and not my body as would be the case with speakers.

I haven't heard their amps though.
 

flez007

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I heard the new MA9 mono amps (solid state - just to sure we are on the same page) at RMAF09 and did not impressed me that much. The setup looked fine to me but the music played never catched me... but again -- show conditions apply!
 

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