Marantz - Link 10 - Reference Network Audio Player Flagship now available

Marantz was founded in New York in 1953 by Saul Marantz, a music lover who built his first preamplifier because he could not find one on the market that was good enough for his record collection. The Audio Consolette he produced became the most admired preamplifier in America within a year of its release, and a company was born. Saul Marantz was not an engineer by training — he was an audiophile first, and everything his company built was evaluated by whether it made records sound the way records were supposed to sound.

That listening-first philosophy has survived seven decades and multiple changes of ownership, and remains the core of how Marantz designs its products today.

ENGINEERING PHILOSOPHY

Modern Marantz products are developed at the company's Eindhoven engineering centre in the Netherlands, where a team of engineers and designers continue to work in the tradition Saul Marantz established: that the measure of an audio component is not its specification sheet, but what it does to music. The HDAM (Hyper Dynamic Amplifier Module) circuit, developed by Marantz's engineering team, is used across the product line as a discrete alternative to conventional integrated circuit op-amps, providing lower noise and better current delivery at audio frequencies. Marantz products are designed to be musical rather than merely accurate — there is a warmth and ease in the treble that Marantz engineers describe as inherent in their design philosophy, and that listeners who spend time with the equipment consistently recognise and appreciate.

WHY THE AUDIO TAILOR CARRIES MARANTZ

We carry Marantz because it offers something rare: genuinely musical sound quality at a price that opens high-end audio to clients who are hearing it properly for the first time. A Marantz system is not a compromise — it is a beginning. And we have had the pleasure of watching many long-term clients start exactly here.

Marantz  Link 10N

Qobuz Connect is now available on this device

LINK 10n is a reference-class network audio player engineered using the same technology and artisanship that establish MODEL 10 and SACD 10 as class leaders.

• Hi-Res audio support
• HEOS® Built-in
• Hi-Res Color New HD TFT Color Display
• Newest HDAM and MM circuits
• HDMI ARC with CEC support
• 2.1 channel subwoofer output

 

Inspired by our past, engineered for our future

LINK 10n is a streamer and a fully featured preamplifier featuring a fully balanced architecture, analog and digital inputs, and a high resolution full-colour display.

The Best of the Best

From the triple-layer aluminium chassis with copper plating to entirely original multi-layer PCBs, isolated sub-enclosures and HDAM modules, LINK 10n is the product of decades of expertise in audio engineering. It sets a new benchmark with meticulous construction, state-of-the art technologies, and elegant design.

Sound Master Tuned

As the flagship digital player in the Marantz portfolio, LINK 10n features the best measured performance of any digital product we’ve ever produced. Through extensive and careful listening, the Sound Master has selected numerous premium parts to be included in key circuits that elevate audible performance to a new standard of excellence.

Intuitive Display

LINK 10n comes with a large high-resolution full-color display for a beautiful user interface and intuitive operation. Familiar arrow buttons make navigation effortless. Scroll to select your desired input and see source, track info, and play mode displayed on the screen, or enjoy easy HEOS onboarding and access to the app via a QR code

Marantz Industrial Design

Machined and brushed aluminum control surface, sculpted backshell, spun knobs, and high-resolution full color display are each striking features of 10 Series components. The design is both distinctively Marantz, drawing inspiration from classic models, and progressively modern.

Preamplifier Function

LINK 10n can act as a complete preamplifier front-end for your system, with all the functions of a modern high-end stereo system. Complete with single ended and balanced analog inputs, digital inputs, and a Marantz Premium Phono EQ supporting both MM and MC cartridges, it is also a fully featured front end for even the highest performance stereo systems.

Key Technologies

• HEOS Built-In
• Hi-Res Audio
• HDMI Arc
• Roon Ready
• HDAM
• MM Phono EQ

 

Specifications

General

• Unit (W × H × D mm): 440 × 192 × 472 (with antenna)
• Cabinet Size: 440 × 192 × 422
• Net weight: 33.3kg
• Panel Color: Black / Marantz Champagne
• Front (Centre) Pane: Aluminium
• Back-shell: Aluminum
• Front panel illumination: Yes (All sides, Dimmer)
• Side cover: Aluminum (Thickness: Max 15.8mm)
• Top cover (Centor) ventilation hole material: No
• Interior illumination: No
• Rear Panel: Triple layer Copper-plated
• Chassis Material: Copper-plated
• Bottom Layer / Bottom plate: Copper-plated
• Volume Knob: Solid aluminium (Bearing construction)
• Input Selector: Solid aluminium (Bearing construction)
• Foot: Solid aluminium with Copper

Audio

• Frequency Response: PCM 2Hz–50kHz (-3dB))
• Harmonic distortion: PCM 0.0004%)
• S/N: PCM 0.0004%)
• Dynamic range: PCM 0.0004%)
• Line Output Level: UNBALANCED : 2.0Vrms, BALANCED : 4.0Vrms)
• Headphone Output Level: 130mW / 32 ohms)
• Frequency Response (analog input): 5 Hz–100 kHz (+0dB/-3 dB))
• Harmonic distortion (analog input): 0.001% (20Hz–20kHz))
• S/N: PHONO (MC) : 76dB, HONO (MM) : 88dB, BALANCED : 122dB, LINE : 122dB)
• Phono Input sensitivity: MM : 8mV, MC : 80mV)
• Phono Input impedance: MC Low : 32 ohms, MC Mid : 100 ohms, MC High : 390 ohms, MM : 39 kohms)
• Power Consumption: 7W - Less than 0.3W (at Standby), Less than 2W (at Network Control On: Bluetooth, Ethernet, Wi-Fi, USB)

Audio Feature

• Output Circuit: New HDAM
• Power Transformer: Toroidal
• Pre Amplifier Circuit: New HDAM High Grade Full balance
• Volume: Electric (MUSES 72323) Variable gain
• Bass / Treble / Mid / Balance Control: Yes / Yes / No / Yes
• Type of Tone Control: Electric
• Headphone Circuit: Discrete
• H/P Amp Gain Setting: Yes (Low / Mid / High)
• H/P On.Off Setting: H/P Off automatically, when in use
• DAC Circuit: New MMM-Conversion
• Dither: MMM-Stream (Dither 1, 2, Off)
• Noise Shaper: MMM-Stream (Balanced, Natural, Dynamic Music, Dymanic Voice)
• Digital Filter: MMM-Stream, Filter 1, 2 Selectable
• Jitter Reducer: Yes
• DAC Master Clock Design (No Support for Network Playback): Yes
• Asynchronous mode (for USB-B input): Yes
• Isolator (for USB-B input): Yes (Complete Isolation System Duo)
• Fixed Analog Output (RCA): Cinch × 1. Thick nickel plated independent terminals
• Pre / Variable Audio Output (RCA): Cinch × 1. Thick nickel plated independent terminals
• Fixed Balanced XLR Output: Yes (1 Pair)
• Pre/ Variable Balanced XLR Output: Yes (1 Pair)
• RCA Input: Cinch × 1. Thick nickel plated independent terminals
• Balanced XLR Input: Yes (1 Pair)
• Phono input: Yes (MM / MC). Marantz Musical Premium Phono EQ w/ Selectable MC impedance (3 position). Thick nickel plated independent terminals
• Optical input / output (Maximum Support): 2 / 1 (on/off switchable) 44.1 kHz - 192 kHz
• Coaxial input / output (Maximum Support): 1 / 1 (on/off switchable) 44.1 kHz - 192 kHz
• HDMI input / output: No / Yes (ARC)
• Headphone Output :Yes (Φ6.3 ×1)
• Subwoofer: Yes with LP filter adjustable

Easy to Use

• App: HEOS app
• Remote Controller: 10 series universal Remote control
• Front Panel Display: New HD TFT Colour Display
• Display Language: N: (English/ German/ French/ Italian/ Dutch/ Spanish/ Swedish/ Polish/ Russian). U: (English/ French/ Spanish). K: ( Simplified Chinese/English). F: (Japanese/ English)
• Dimmer for Front Display: 20 steps
• Level meter: No
• Volume Display: 0 –100 / 0.5 step (default)-infinity/-99.5dB - 0dB / 0.5 step switchable
• Voice Assistant: Apple Siri, Google Assistant
• Control with App via Network Player (Use Remote Control Bus): No
• External Amp Control with App (Use Remote Control Bus): Yes
• Synchronously turn on amplifier and switch the input (Use Remote Control Bus): Yes
• HDMI CEC: Yes
• Remote Controller: RC004PMND
• Battery: Yes (AAA ×2)
• Power Cord: Yes (ALL region : Audio Grade : OFC)
• Other: Stereo RCA Cable ×1, Remote connector cable ×1, CoA card