Marantz Reference Series Catalog 2010

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TheMa rantz Tradition Th ename Mar antz is\bif anyt hing \bm ore prominent todaythanwhen SaulB.Ma rantz founded the company in1953. Even in th os e early days\b perhap sno one and nocompany was as recognized forthe passionate pursu itof high quality soun drepr oduction. If any one thing stood outfrom the begin ning\b itwas Saul's insistence thatgood indus tria l design wasasim po rtan tas superior pe rfor mance. Arresting cosmetics\b he kne w\bwould playan ess ential role inbringing electronics outof the garages and basements and into theliving roomsof m usic lover seve rywhere. Inde ed\b Saul' sear ly training wasin the graphic artseven thoug hhis interes tin electr onics began whilehewasver yyoung. Asitdid formany\b service inWor ld Wa rII ga ve him the opportunit yto enl arge his hob byist 'sknowledge. Mu sic\b long apart ofhis life\b took onan even moreimp orta ntrole after he retu rned toNew YorkCityfrom thePacific Thea ter. Marantz joinedthe New YorkSociety ofClas sical Guitarwhere hebec am ebot haser ious student ofthe instrument andaclose friend ofguitar maestro AndrésSegovia. Thi s combination ofdesi gn sensibili ty\bknowl edge of elec tronic s\blo ve for music\b and anuncanny ability toenvi sion better waysto repro duce musi cin the home eve ntu allyled to the develop ment ofthe "Audio Consolette\b" auniqu eprea mplifier\b andtothe founding ofthe Marantz Company. Suppor tedbyagrowing enginee ring tea m led bythe now legendar ySidney Smith\bandstaffed bysuch luminaries asDick Sequerra\b MitchCotter\b and many others\bMarantz soongained aninte rnat ional reputation foroutstanding performa nceand cosmetic sophistication. Many product s\bespecially theMode l7 preampl ifierandtheModel 9monau ralpower amplifier\b were nothing shortofrevol utionary. Infact\b they are icons still\b andth eir supe rbperformanc eand timeless elegance continu eto infl uence ourmost capabledesigns. Thecurrent Mar antz Referenc eSer iesis the best contempor aryexpress ionofthese longheld strengths. If ever theword "inspiration" has meaning\b you'llfindit in this Refe rence collec tion. Maran tzRef erence. Thehighestrewa rd you canoffer youraudit orysense... andyouraes thetic expectations. 3 \breat industrial designisas important assuperior performance. �Sa ul \b.Mar antz