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Marantz SA-15S1 Expert Reviews

Marantz SA-15S1
alaSCORE 92

11 reviews

November, 2009

81 / 100

4 Experts

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7 Users

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GB

Marantz SA-15 S1

It must be one of the biggest (in depth at least) and heaviest players around at this sort of price

Plenty of bass, Good excitement, Fine tonality

Lacking in some musical involvement

Bass is extended and weighty, with plenty of kick in rhythmic music, but soft when playing a full orchestra - the more continuous nature of the bass doesn't seem to suit so well, though it does dig deep. Midrange and treble are good tonally but ...

The journey taken by the signals starts with the SACD transport, a familiar unit from other Marantz and Denon machines we've seen, and progresses via a DAC that handles both SACD (DSD) and CD (PCM) data in native form. Its output goes to circuits...

June, 2007

Rating

80

techradar.com
GB

Marantz SA-15S1

It must be one of the biggest and heaviest players around at this sort of price. The weight is accounted for not least by the thick steel panel screwed to the bottom which reduces audio-frequency resonance in the chassis, while the size.

Plenty of bass, Good excitement, Fine tonality

Lacking in some musical involvement

Somehow the whole doesn't quite equal the sum of its parts

May, 2007

Rating

80

hifichoice.co.uk
DE

Marantz SA15-S1: High-End-SACD-Player der Königsklasse

By Stefan Möllenhoff

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A CD player is a CD player, a CD player? In any case at high-end audio equipment such meet Gertrude Stein analogies not. This shows us the Marantz SA15-S1 at a very impressive way. Even with his purchase price of Euro 1500, the player one thing clear: I&#...

sound fantastic, stylish and discreet design, adjustable headphone output ;

expensive, no support for 5.1-SACDs, CD-wobbly drawer ;

Euro 1500 is a decent sum of money for a CD player. But true music enthusiasts leave for fantastic sound also like to take a Caribbean vacation whiz. Who so much ash against sound quality exchange wants to meet with the SA15-S1 Marantz of no wrong decisio...

This shows us the Marantz SA15-S1 at a very impressive way . Besides the buttons for the SA15-S1 can also be found quite a few controls for the control of Marantz amplifiers. Even with his purchase price of Euro 1500, the player ...

May, 2009

Rating

83

cnet.de
NL

Marantz SA-15S1

By Andries van Aarsen

US Note: This is an automatic translation. The text can differ from the original review.

very good player, musical clear view .

Very well, including CD playback is good .

At lower SACD running hoobaar .

Rating

80

hifi.nl

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