As a celebrated What Hi-Fi Sound and Vision? 2009 award winner, the CD6003 offers everything a dedicated music lover desires: wide dynamic range, clear detail reproduction, and excellent staging. Vibration is almost eliminated thanks to the additional metal bottom-plate and centralised location of the CD mechanism. The USB input features an iPod-digital connection. The stable, oversized power supply feeds the digital and analogue circuitry of the player, where the high-quality CS4398 converts digital signals into analogue, which is then ‘pushed’ to the gold plated cinch outputs by Marantz’s own small signal amplifier, the HDAM-SA2. Altogether the CD6003 is a match made in heaven for the music lover who wants nothing but the best performance at an attractive price.
The What Hi-Fi Sound and Vision 2009 award winning PM6003 amplifier comes in the M1 Reference Design style. But it’s not just the outward aesthetics that have been improved; Marantz took this upgrade opportunity to further improve this already excellent amp by refining the sound and optimising the balance from bass to mid to highs for a performance full of harmony. The new lower impedance Toroidal transformer shielded with case, was also matched to the new main capacitors, which again have been aligned to the new type of power transistor, mounted on a new extruded aluminium head sink, capable of handling higher currents and keeping closer control of the speaker. And of course all of the original features - such as six-line audio input including Phono, two-pairs of gold-plated speaker connection with the convenience of bi-wiring and a remote handset - are still available.
Visually striking in the new Piano Black high gloss finish, the 2050, the exquisitely proportioned flagship of the 2000 Series, is both sonically and aesthetically enhanced by its integral steel plinth with 'top configurable' floor spikes. Twin 165mm drivers deliver exceptional bass extension, midrange openness, clarity and smooth detailed high frequencies. They are ideal for both music and high energy movies. The overall sonic performance of this outstanding loudspeaker belies its affordable price.