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More than any other person, Saul Marantz defined premium home
entertainment.
Driven by his passion for music and his accomplishments as a classical
guitarist – accomplishments that led to a close friendship with Andres
Segovia – he was never satisfied with the “hi fi” equipment of his day.
So he built better; first in his basement, later in a factory. His
talent for industrial design and his ability to infuse talented
engineers like Sidney Smith and others with his vision resulted in
legendary products. The Model 7 preamplifier. The Model 8 and, soon
after, the 8B power amplifier. And insured that his company would remain
a premiere name in the industry he helped establish. 
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The Model 9 “monoblock” power amplifier found a home in many
audiophile systems. And NASA decided that a modified version called the
9120 was stable enough to merit use in tracking stations around the
world as part of the Apollo space program. The Model 10B FM tuner, cited
by many as the most accurate and best sounding tuner of all time, soon
followed. The decade also saw two other significant Marantz moves; a
physical one from New York to California, and an electronic one from
tubes to transistors. 
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For almost a decade, the justifiably famous “2200” receivers
introduced uncounted thousands of sound-conscious people to the
vivid,enveloping, and musically accurate Marantz sound. And separate
components weren’t forgotten either as Marantz, benefiting from new
financial backing and new production facilities in Japan, produced a
growing roster of preamplifiers, power amplifiers, integrated amps,
tuners, turntables, and speakers. This was a decade of intense growth
and expansion, fueled by imaginative product development and demanding
quality standards.
Marantz quality goes unquestioned. In 1974,
customer Francisco Espina writes Marantz detailing
the survival of his Marantz 2270 during a fire in the building he lives
in. Out of curiosity he plugs his now crispy 2270
in and amazingly it sounds perfect.
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In 1982, consumer digital audio became a reality in North
America. And Marantz’s CD-63, the first publicly announced CD player,
led the way. This groundbreaking development was soon followed by the
appearance of the CD-12, the world’s first two-piece CD player.
Announcement of the CD-63, led the way. was there at the very beginning.
Marantz also becomes involved with video for the first time with the
CDV-780 Laserdisc player.
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Marantz entered the ‘90s with the energy and dedication that
came from restored corporate unity. We moved into audio/video with the
introduction of the SM-80, our first THX-certified amplifier in 1992 and
the critically-acclaimed SR96 THX-certified receiver four years later.
The ‘90s also saw the VP8770, the first Marantz LCD video front
projector, and the PD4280, the first of our much-praised plasma monitor
series. Sadly, we – and the industry – lost Saul Marantz.
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The Super Audio CD came to life as the SA-1 SA-CD player and
other new Reference Series components provided a concrete example of
Marantz’s continuing dedication to sonic superiority. On the A/V front,
an upgraded series of finely-crafted surround sound receivers and DVD
players exhibited engineering inspiration gained from decades of effort
and tradition. And, thanks to determined efforts to extract the most
from contemporary technologies like DLP projection and plasma monitors,
Marantz’s video reputation grew almost as quickly as did its legendary
audio prestige a half century earlier.
What’s next? Most
certaintly the promise of quality and excellence as only Marantz can
deliver.
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