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.
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grandchamp 12.09.2009
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Ciao members have rated this review on average: very helpful Review of Marantz PM 6002
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 marantzcd5400 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 marantzcd5400 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 marantzcd5400.
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 ...
cksmith75 04.09.2005
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Ciao members have rated this review on average: very helpful Review of Marantz CD5400
Advantages: Quality sound and build/nice features Disadvantages: A bit too trebly and crisp
and I couldn?t have got better than the MarantzCD4000.
SOUND
Marantz are well known for quality products, so I really didn?t need much convincing to get this one. The important thing about separates is balancing your components to create an overall lively but controlled sound, which can be tricky. Your speakers reproduce the sound, the Amp decodes it but your CD player creates it, making it an important starting point in the audio process. The Marantz is sharp and clear, with a very distinct vivid, vibrant sound that would clean up even the most bass orientated systems. It lacks depth however, which would disappoint the bass lovers out there and I find it prefers rock tracks rather than dance or R&B. The old classics belt out nicely, like Mike and the Mechanics `Living Years` and Mike Oldfield?s `Moonlight Shadow`.
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