Marantz is a company that develops and sells upper-mid range to
high-end audioHigh-end audio is a term used to describe a class of consumer home audio equipment marketed to audio enthusiasts on the basis of high price or quality, and esoteric or novel sound reproduction technologies. High-end audio can refer simply to the price, to the build quality of the components, or to...
products.
The first Marantz audio product was designed and built by Saul B. Marantz in his home in
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. The company had a major influence in the development of high fidelity audio systems, and reached the high point of their success in the mid to late 1970s.
During the 1980s, while owned by
PhilipsKoninklijke Philips Electronics N.V. , most commonly known as Philips, is a Dutch electronics company.Philips is one of the largest electronics companies in the world. In 2007, its sales were €26.79 billion...
, a pioneer in
compact discA Compact Disc is an optical disc used to store digital data. It was originally developed to store sound recordings exclusively, but later it also allowed the preservation of other types of data. Audio CDs have been commercially available since October 1982...
technology, Marantz built some very well received CD players, but other products were not as successful as they were in the 1970s.
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Marantz is a company that develops and sells upper-mid range to
high-end audioHigh-end audio is a term used to describe a class of consumer home audio equipment marketed to audio enthusiasts on the basis of high price or quality, and esoteric or novel sound reproduction technologies. High-end audio can refer simply to the price, to the build quality of the components, or to...
products.
The first Marantz audio product was designed and built by Saul B. Marantz in his home in
Kew Gardens, New YorkKew Gardens is a triangular-shaped neighborhood in central Queens bounded to the north by the Jackie Robinson Parkway , to the east by Van Wyck Expressway and 131st Street, to the south by Hillside Avenue , and to the west by Park Lane, Abingdon Road and 118th Street...
. The company had a major influence in the development of high fidelity audio systems, and reached the high point of their success in the mid to late 1970s.
During the 1980s, while owned by
PhilipsKoninklijke Philips Electronics N.V. , most commonly known as Philips, is a Dutch electronics company.Philips is one of the largest electronics companies in the world. In 2007, its sales were €26.79 billion...
, a pioneer in
compact discA Compact Disc is an optical disc used to store digital data. It was originally developed to store sound recordings exclusively, but later it also allowed the preservation of other types of data. Audio CDs have been commercially available since October 1982...
technology, Marantz built some very well received CD players, but other products were not as successful as they were in the 1970s. As of the early 1990s, Marantz has focused on higher end components.
History
- 1952 Saul Marantz sells his first audio product, the "Consolette" pre-amp
- 1964 Marantz Acquired by Superscope
- 1966 Beginning with the Model 25, and then 22 and 28, Marantz started manufacturing their products in Japan through a partnership with Standard Radio Corp.
- 1975 Standard Radio Corp. changes its name to Marantz Japan Inc.
- 1980 Superscope sold the Marantz brand, dealer network, and all overseas assets (except U.S. and Canada) to Philips Electronics
- 1992 Philips acquires U.S. and Canada trademarks and dealer network
- 1997 Saul Marantz passes away aged 86.
- 2001 Marantz Japan Inc. acquired the brand and all overseas sales subsidiaries
- 2002 Marantz Japan and Denon
is a Japanese electronics company that originated digital audio technology, while specializing in manufacturing of high-fidelity professional and consumer audio equipment. For many decades, Denon was a brand name of Nippon-Columbia, including the Nippon Columbia record label. In 2001 Denon was...
merge to form D&M HoldingsD&M Holdings is a Japanese corporation that owns several audio and video brands. It was formed in 2002 from the merger of Denon and Marantz. It has acquired several other companies since that time. In 2008 it was acquired by Bain Capital...
, to later be joined by other elite audio equipment brands, most famously McIntosh Labs and Boston AcousticsFounded in 1979 by Advent veterans Andy Kotsatos and Frank Reed, Boston Acoustics is a prime manufacturer of premium home and mobile audio equipment operated out of Peabody, Massachusetts. Boston Acoustics entered the mobile audio category in 1983...
- 2008 Philips sells it remaining stake in D&M Holdings, putting an end to the 28-year relationship between Philips and Marantz.
Products
Marantz products with Wikipedia articles are the
Marantz 2235The Marantz 2235 is a stereo receiver and amplifier which was produced by Marantz from 1975 to 1976. The 2235 was sold in a removable woodgrain veneer cabinet.-Overview:...
, a receiver/amplifier, the
Marantz HD77HD77 is a model name of Marantz 4-way high-fidelity loudspeakers which were produced during the mid-1970s. They were bass reflex speakers, but came with a cylindrical piece of foam which fit into the bass-reflex port if the listener preferred the more accurate bass response provided by airtight...
, 4-way, high-fidelity loudspeaker system, Marantz's most power receiver, the
Marantz 2600The Model 2600 was the most powerful receiver ever made by Marantz, and the second most powerful receiver of the "monster receiver" era of the 1970's, the first being the Pioneer SX-1980. It was rated at 300 watts RMS per channel x2 channels at 8 ohms and 400 W.P.C. at 4 ohms. This model was...
, the M-CR502, and the
Marantz PMD-660Manufactured by Marantz, the Marantz PMD-660 is a portable, solid-state, compact flash audio field recorder. It has 2 XLR inputs, 2 line-in inputs, 2 internal microphones and can record in raw WAV or MP3 formats...
, a solid-state
recorderThe recorder is a woodwind musical instrument of the family known as fipple flutes or internal duct flutes — whistle-like instruments which include the tin whistle and ocarina. The recorder is end-blown and the mouth of the instrument is constricted by a wooden plug, known as a block or fipple...
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