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CELEBRATING 70 YEARS

The Pursuit

For 70 years, the pursuit of the Most Musical Sound has been the inspiration and driving force behind our products. From New York to Japan, our handcrafted masterpieces deliver rich, nuanced, and textured sound.

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COLLABORATIONS IN SOUND

Max Richter, Sound Ambassador

Award-winning composer Max Richter gives an inside look at the importance of sound in cinema.

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CINEMA SERIES

Sound For What You See

Listen and watch differently with immersive, picture-perfect sound.

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DIRAC LIVE

Optimize Your Soundscape

Dirac Live is a professional room calibration solution that enables you to optimize your sound systems.

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Marantz Reflections

The Most Memorable Sound

Marantz President, Joel Sietsema, reflects on 70 years in pursuit of the most musical sound.

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CELEBRATING 70 YEARS

The Pursuit

For 70 years, the pursuit of the Most Musical Sound has been the inspiration and driving force behind our products. From New York to Japan, our handcrafted masterpieces deliver rich, nuanced, and textured sound.

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THE MARANTZ TIMELINE

Since 1953

The Marantz story begins in the most humble of settings, a home in Queens, New York, and with a most extraordinary invention: The Audio Consolette.

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Collections

Wireless Streaming

Explore our network-enabled systems and effortlessly integrate music into your every day.

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Collections

Hi-Fi

Find the perfect Hi-Fi system to elevate your listening experience.

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Collections

Slimline

Discover how Marantz slimline products offer refined design without compromising sound quality.

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MARANTZ REFLECTIONS

Issue One: Curated For Generations

A message from Marantz President, Joel Sietsema, regarding the mission and direction of Marantz.

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COLLABORATIONS IN SOUND

Max Richter, Sound Ambassador

Award-winning composer Max Richter gives an inside look at the importance of sound in cinema.

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MARANTZ AMPLIFIED

Akinola Davies Jr’s Startling Cinema

Immerse yourself in a sweeping cinematic soundtrack from the magical realist film director.

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MARANTZ AMPLIFIED

Clemency Burton-Hill’s Classical Connectors

Drift into a soothing soundscape of intriguing classical tracks from the award-winning radio host.

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Finer things

The pre-amplifier that revolutionised hi-fi

For hi-fi lovers, the Marantz Audio Consolette is a true industry disruptor with a place at the top of this list.

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MARANTZ AMPLIFIED

Gilles Peterson’s Master of Discovery

Discover lesser-known tracks from big artists the global DJ has personally championed

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HIGH-FIDELITY

Mastered by Marantz

Marantz high-fidelity collections, master-crafted for a flawless and personalised listening experience.

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Finer things

The Stunning Turntable That Still Turns Heads

Scholars say that each era has its own unique spirit or cultural climate that sets it apart from other times.

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FINER THINGS

CD63

While the 60s is an oft recognized archetypal decade, few time periods have shaped our modern world as powerfully as the 1980s, especially the early part.

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MARANTZ AMPLIFIED

Caroline Polachek’s Essence, Amplified

With her star rising, the singer-songwriter shares a nuanced collection of key influences.

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MARANTZ AMPLIFIED

Justin Strauss’s NYC Amplified

Veteran DJ and life-long New Yorker Justin Strauss has been sharing the music he loves since the 1980s, and he plays in the best nightclubs worldwide to this day...

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TECHNOLOGY

Works with Alexa

Combine Amazon’s latest streaming technology with the Marantz signature sound.

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TECHNOLOGY

Connect everything, stream anything

HEOS Built-in lets you stream music, podcasts, internet radio and more. Open your favourite app and stream to your Marantz.

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MARANTZ PERFECT PAIRINGS

Bowers & Wilkins

In the world of artisanal spirits, every brand has a definition of their perfect serve; the absolute...

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FINER THINGS

Model 19

In 1966, Superscope began exploring manufacturing possibilities with several Japanese manufacturers with a view to producing these lower...

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TECHNOLOGY

Google Assistant

Connect any Google Assistant device to your Marantz speaker, AV Receiver or amplifier with...

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MARANTZ HERITAGE

Born in New York

In 1953, Saul’s passion project became a business and the Marantz Audio Company of Long Island City, New York was born.

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MARANTZ HERITAGE

The most musical sound

Since 1953, Marantz has brought people closer to the music — unlocking the secret layers of whatever they choose to listen to.

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TECHNOLOGY

Apple AirPlay 2

Combine Apple’s latest streaming technology with Marantz signature sound.

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TECHNOLOGY

8K Ultra HD AV Receivers

8K is the most vivid resolution available for both movies and gaming. Images are roughly 8,000 pixels wide – that’s four times as many pixels as 4K, and 16 times as many as 1080p. In short, it allows for an ultra-ultra-high definition picture.

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TECHNOLOGY

HEOS Built-in

That music collection has been years in the making, so play it from every Marantz, in every room of your home.

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THE MARANTZ WAY

The design thinking behind Model 30

Lossless audio is a buzzword at the moment. Apple Music has recently started to offer lossless tracks, Spotify has promised a new lossless tier in 2021 and, for a while now, Amazon Music has offered HD and Ultra HD audio. So, you may ask why, in this world of digital streaming...

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FINER THINGS

Model 9

The precision and ruggedness of its internal and external construction speaks for itself – it is of a quality which will assure its owner the utmost

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MARANTZ HERITAGE

An Icon of Design

Marantz design is timelessly elegant. Expressing the musical soundscapes which the products create.

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EXPLORATIONS IN SOUND

Explorations in Sound

Two volumes of audiophile quality music pressed on deluxe 180 gram black vinyl. Custom-curated by Marantz Sound Master Yoshinori Ogata, Dave Longstreth of Dirty Projectors, and...

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MARANTZ HERITAGE

A Mark of Performance

Saul Marantz is one of the original architects of hi-fi amplification. The first of his kind, Saul...

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MARANTZ HERITAGE

Shirakawa Audio Works

Approximately 185km north-east of Tokyo, in the Fukushima Prefecture, is the historic city of Shirakawa. Here, at the foot of the volcanic Nasu...

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Marantz Amplified Stories

MARANTZ AMPLIFIED

Gilles Peterson

Discover a treasure trove of soulful tracks championed by Worldwide FM’s global tastemaker.

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MARANTZ AMPLIFIED

Justin Strauss

The veteran DJ selects tracks that conjure his love for New York.

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MARANTZ AMPLIFIED

Caroline Polachek

With her star rising, the singer-songwriter shares a nuanced collection of key influences.

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