Marantz CD 6002

Advantages: Great looks, expansive open and detailed
Disadvantages: Lacks a little bite, not ideal for loud volumes

...There are a number of high quality amplifiers at the moment within the budget range and Marantz certainly figures prominently in this group. As with all of these amplifiers, they each seem to provide their own characteristic or sonic signature. In the case of Marantz, I usually consider them to be very open throughout the mid range and delivering a crisp clean bass or "snap" to the music. Therefore it was of a great interest to me to finally hear this particular amplifier which has been so highly praised in many publications. When you see this amplifier, it looks expensive, it has a curvy attractive design which certainly belies it's price tag. It is clear that there has been a great emphasis on aesthetics to allow this to stand up in this very competitive market and it certainly gets top marks for that. Secondly a welcome addition... Read review

Ciao members have rated this review on average very helpful

Advantages: Uncover brilliant level of detail solid build
Disadvantages: Some features seem useless

...I have had this cd player for close to a year now and i can confidentally say it still works exactley the same from the day i purchased it, which compared to some of its rivals wheer the laser goes weak or the motors go slugish the marantz cd5400 truly has a high quality build to it. If your a marantz fan then you should already have trust in what they can produce and to me the marantz cd5400 is the back bone to a nice high quality system. It is not the best cd player around but for the money I can gurantee you will find it very hard to fin a cd player more impressive then the marantz cd5400. When i first listened to my cd5400 i was that impressed by the acoustical detail it uncoverd i actully had to go down stairs and steal my moms mozart collection just to see how great it was. The only draw backs to this cd player is... Read review

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Advantages: Very detailed and stable sound
Disadvantages: CDR playback

...Bought as Ex-Demonstration for £200, Possibly the best buy of HI-FI equiptment I have ever owned, Although this is the CD-6000OSE KI, It is built on the OSEs Design, it has some upgrades to the circuitry and copper plateing to the chassis. The sound quality is very good, brings out loads of detail I never knew was on my CDs. I previously used a Marantz CD 52 SE, I bought about 10 years ago and was time for something up to date. I still use the 52 in my bedroom, and It's still going strong with out a hitch and plays CDRs with out a problem. It was the fact that the CD 52 has been so reliable that the new player I was to buy would probably to be a Marantz, and after serching the internet and reading reviews I would have loved to buy the CD17, but funds were not available. So I happend to see in a local HI-FI shop... Read review

Ciao members have rated this review on average somewhat helpful