Marantz - SACD 10 - Reference SACD Player Flagship available now

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.

The reference-standard SACD 10 is crafted to be the very best using a fully Marantz designed SACDM-3 transport mechanism for maximum rejection of resonance.

• Marantz SACDM-3 transport mechanism
• DSD 256 and PCM 384 / 32 support
• Headphone amplifier
• Dual power supplies with toroidal transformers
• OLED display
• Marantz Industrial Design

Inspired by our past, engineered for our future

Featuring a proprietary SACDM-3 disc transport, CD playback, and DAC inputs, SACD 10 offers high-resolution audio support for external source components and digital inputs for other sources.

The Best of the Best

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

Sound Master Tuned

SACD 10 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 than ever before.

Pristine Sound

Made for the ultimate CD and SACD enthusiast, SACD 10 is engineered with updated Marantz Musical Mastering and a next generation HDAM module for impeccably detailed audio reproduction.

Hi-Res Support

SACD 10 supports balanced sources via USB-A and USB-B DAC, plus DSD 256 and PCM 384 / 32 support. Connectivity options also include coaxial and optical digital outputs and inputs, and fixed level XLR and RCA analog outputs.

Marantz Industrial Design

With a brushed aluminum control surface, spun finish details, a thick-section aluminum structure, copper-plated, triple-layered chassis, , SACD 10 is in a class of its own. Available in two colours, Marantz Black and Marantz Champagne to complement any setting.

Key Technologies

• Hi-Res Audio
• HDAM
• SACD

 

Specifications

General

• Unit (W × H × D mm): 440 × 192 × 442
• Cabinet Size: 440 × 192 × 422
• Net weight: 33.0kg
• Panel Color: Black / Marantz Champagne
• Front (Center) Pane: Aluminium
• Back-shell: Aluminium
• Front panel illumination: Yes (All sides, Dimmer)
• Side cover: Aluminium (Thickness: Max 15.8mm)
• Top cover: Aluminium (Thickness: 12mm)
• Bottom Layer / Bottom plate: Triple layer copper-plated
• Foot: Solid aluminium with Copper

Audio

• Frequency Response: SACD: 2Hz–50kHz (-3dB), CD: 2Hz–20kHz (±1.0dB)
• Harmonic distortion: SACD: 0.0004%, CD: 0.0015%
• S/N: SACD: 118dB, CD: 116dB
• Dynamic range: SACD: 112dB, CD: 98dB
• Line Output Leve: UNBALANCED : 2.0Vrms, BALANCED : 4.0Vrms
• Headphone Output Level: 130mW / 32 ohms
• Power Consumption: 55W. Less than 0.3W (at Standby)

Audio Feature

• Output Circuit: New HDAM
• Power Transformer: Toroidal
• 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)

Connectivity

• Fixed Analog Output (RCA): Cinch × 1. Thick nickel plated Maching copper L/R independent terminals
• Fixed Balanced XLR Output: 1
• Optical input / output (Maximum Support): 2/1, 4.1 kHz - 192 kHz
• Coaxial input / output (Maximum Support): 2/1, 4.1 kHz - 192 kHz
• Headphone Output: Yes (φ6.3 x 1)
• Remote Control Bus Terminal: Yes
• Remote Internal / External Switch: Yes
• AC Inlet: Yes
• Accessory Box: 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, oA card