Marantz - Model 10 - Reference Integrated Amplifier 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.

Model 10 Marantz Flagship

The Marantz MODEL 10 received the 2025-2026 EISA High-End Integrated Amplifier award. It was recognized for its powerful performance, ability to drive nearly any loudspeaker, and classic Marantz design, which EISA described as "setting a new benchmark"

MODEL 10 is the new reference in amplifier design. Featuring a newly designed dual-mono symmetrical amplifier topology, it is the most powerful, highest performing Marantz amplifier ever.

• 2 Channels
• 250 Watts per Channel
• All-New Marantz SMPS
• Fully balanced dual mono amplifiers
• Phono MM/MC
• Copper-plated chassis

 

Inspired by Marantz' past, engineered for their future

MODEL 10 is the new reference in amplifier design and the most powerful and finest sounding integrated amplifier Marantz has ever made.

The Best of the Best

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

Sound Master Tuned

MODEL10 retains the sonic Marantz signatures of warmth, spaciousness, and resolution. However, advances in design and precise tuning by the Sound Master result in the purest expression of the Marantz sound ever. As a result, the listener experiences more detail, lower distortion, and higher dynamic range than ever before.

Iconic Details Reimagined for Tomorrow

Designed with a brushed aluminium front, MODEL 10 is encased in a copper-plated, triple-layered chassis with illuminated mesh cover grille. Lighting inside the amplifier showcases the circuit boards, high-quality components, and specially designed transformer case. In a nod to the Marantz design DNA, MODEL10’s porthole houses a high-resolution full colour OLED display for volume and input selection, along with a digital VU meter that behaves like vintage analog meters.

Crafted in Shirakawa

MODEL 10 was conceived and engineered in Marantz' facilities in Shirakawa, Japan to deliver the highest performance.

Specifications

General

• Unit (W × H × D mm): 440 × 192 × 473
• Cabinet Size: 440 × 192 × 422
• Net weight: 33.7kg
• Panel Color: Black / Marantz Champagne
• Front (Center) Panel: Anodised machined aluminium
• Back-shell: Anodised machined aluminium
• Front panel illumination: Yes (All sides, Dimmer)
• Side cover: Aluminum (Thickness: Max 15.8mm)
• Top cover: Aluminum (Thickness: 6mm)
• Top cover (Centor) ventilation hole material: Stainless mesh
• Interior illumination: Yes, dimmable
• Rear Panel: Copper Plated
• Chassis Material: Copper Plated
• Bottom Layer / Bottom plate: Triple layer Copper plated
• Front panel illumination: Yes (All sides, Dimmer)
• Volume Knob: Solid aluminium (Bearing construction)
• Input Selector: Solid aluminium (Bearing construction)
• Foot: Solid Aluminium Copper plated (H: 18.5mm)
• Heatsink for Power Amplifier: Extruded Aluminium

Audio

• Rated Output Power: 250W + 250W (8ohm,20Hz-20kHz,THD 0.05 %), 500W + 500W (4ohm,20Hz-20kHz,THD 0.05 %)
• Speaker Impedance: 4~16ohm
• Frequency Response: 5Hz~60kHz +0dB/-3dB, 20Hz~20kHz +0dB/-0.3dB
• Total Harmonic distortion: 0.005% (125W, 8ohm, 20-20kHz) (CCIF IMD, DFD IMD)
• Damping Factor: 500 (8ohm, 20Hz-20kHz)
• Input Sensitivity: Phono input: MM: 3.6 mV / 36 kohm, MC (Low): 400 μV / 33 ohm, MC (Mid): 400 μV / 100 ohm, MC (High): 400 μV / 390 ohm
• RIAA Deviation: 20 Hz - 20 kHz ±0.5 dB (MM/MC)
• Phono Maximum Input: MM : 80mV, MC : 8mV
• Input Sensitivity: CD/LINE/RECORDER: 350 mV/41kohm (Unbalanced), 700 mV/36kohm
• Input Sensitivity: Power Amp input: Unbalanced: 1.58V / 41kohm (Gain : 29dB), Balanced: 3.16V / 15kohm (Gain : 24dB)
• SN Ratio: PHONO (MM): 88dB, PHONO (MC): 76dB, CD: 122dB, Balanced: 122dB
• Headphone Output Level: 130mW / 32 ohms
• Tone Control: BASS : 50Hz ±10dB, TREBLE : 15kHz ±10dB
• Power Consumption: 270W, 0.1W (at Standby)

Audio/Video

• Phono Input: Yes (MM / MC) Marantz Musical Premium Phono EQ w/ Selectable MC impedance (3 position) - PHONO (MC Low): 400 μV / 33Ω, PHONO (MC Mid): 400 μV / 100Ω, PHONO (MC High): 400 μV / 390Ω, PHONO (MM): 3.6 mV / 39kΩ
• Analog Input (include Phono) / REC Out (RCA): 4 /1 (LINE1, LINE2, PHONO: Thick nickel plated independent terminals) (RECORDER: Thick nickel plated independent terminals)
• Balanced XLR input: 2
• Power Amp Direct: Yes [RCA (Thick nickel plated independent terminals) / XLR]
• Pre out: Yes [RCA (Thick nickel plated independent terminals) / XLR]
• 2 sets of Speaker Output: Yes (Bi-wiring)
• Speaker Terminal: Marantz Original SPKT-100+, 2 (High quality and high-purity copper plated)
• Headphone Output: 1 (Turns off the speaker automatically when headphone is inserted)

Control/Other

• Remote Control Bus Terminal: Yes (RC-5 In / Out)
• Remote Internal / External Switch: Yes
• Flasher Input: Yes
• AC Inlet: Yes
• Other: F.C.B.S. (Floating Control Bus System)
• Remote Controller: 10 series Universal Remote control
• Unit control (Button): Tact Switch : 1 POWER
• Unit control (Knob): 2 VOLUME, INPUT SELECTOR
• LED: POWER: 1 White, Protection: 1 Orange, Illumination (Edge): White, Interior: White
• Front Panel Display: New HD TFT Colour Display
• Dimmer for Front Display: 20 steps
• Level meter: Yes (HD Display)
• Volume Display: -infinity/-99.5dB - 0dB / 0.5 step (default), 0-100 / 0.5 step switchable
• Last Function Memory: Yes
• Auto Standby Mode: Yes
• Remote Controller: RC004PMND
• Battery: Yes (AAA ×2)
• Power Cord: Yes (ALL region / Audio Grade / OFC)
• Other: CoA card