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Marantz CD5001

First seen: 2 january 2007

Information found in: from 17 sources in 14 countries.

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  • User Score (31)
    8.3 8.3 from 31 reviewers
  • Expert Score (2)
    9.0 9.0 from 2 reviewers
  • Design (12)
    7.2 7.2 from 12 reviewers
  • Ease of use (13)
    7.1 7.1 from 13 reviewers
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Pros & Cons

  • a wide soundstage, low price, sweet high, easy to setup, intuitive controls
  • poor customer service, poor interface, cheesy build quality, no balanced output, not much

The CD5001 CD player employs the well known high quality CS4392 digital-to-analogue converter and a reliable CD transport mechanism, delivering the highest musicality as well as convenient features. The rigid chassis and metal front panel provide a rock-solid base for high quality performance. The Auto Music Scan (AMS) quickly finds the music on the disc and the Quick Replay enables to repeat favorite passages. The pitch control allows adjusting the playback speed as …

Marantz CD5001

The Marantz CD5001 is a Single disc CD player. It weighs in at 8.5 pounds and has dimensions of 3.5 in. x 17.3 in. x 12.5 in (Height x Width x Depth). The player is built with a rigid chassis, gold-plated connectors and metal front panel and comes in one colour, black.

Features

The player is CD Text compatible and thus, its fluorescent Dot Matrix FL Display can show track titles and artist names. It is capable of playing CD-R and CD-RW in addition to playing CDs. Its digital …

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Marantz CD5001

The Marantz CD5001 is a Single disc CD player. It weighs in at 8.5 pounds and has dimensions of 3.5 in. x 17.3 in. x 12.5 in (Height x Width x Depth). The player is built with a rigid chassis, gold-plated connectors and metal front panel and comes in one colour, black.

Features

The player is CD Text compatible and thus, its fluorescent Dot Matrix FL Display can show track titles and artist names. It is capable of playing CD-R and CD-RW in addition to playing CDs. Its digital to analogue converter is a Super Audio CD Grade 192kHz/24-bit Cirrus Logic CS4392. It has Pitch Control which allows the user to control playback speed and features an Auto Music Scan (AMS) function which scans and finds the music on the disc. What’s more, there’s a Quick Replay button for repeating passages. Its series of playback modes include Program play, A-B repeat, Intro scan, Random play or shuffle, All tracks repeat and One track repeat. The CD5001 provides the user a choice of using a digital coaxial output or a digital optical output. Furthermore, the device also features Peak Search and has a Recording Edit Mode. For audio, the format that Marantz uses is a 16-bit Liner PCM. Its sampling frequency is 44.1 kHz and the player has a dynamic range of 100dB. The frequency on this appliance ranges between 20 Hz to 20 kHz. The S/N ratio is set at 110 dB. Also, The Total Harmonic Distortion (THD) is specified as 0.0025%. The power requirement of this player is AC 120 volts or 60 hertz and the power consumption when in use is stated to be 14 watts. Furthermore, the CD5001 comes with a newly designed headphone amp. with buffer circuit and a dedicated remote control.

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Reviews of Marantz CD5001

  1. CD5001

    Reviewer: Stuff.tv
    25 September 2006
    Overall 10
    10
     

    This CD player is a great buy, so ignore it at your peril. It’s proof that great hi-fi needn’t cost a fortune. Read more

  1. Sound is good but has problems

    Reviewer: OneCall
    29 August 2008
    Overall 6
    6.0
     

    The CD5001 sounded a lot better than the old 18-bit Sony player it replaced. The problem is that it broke in less than 5 months. The loading tray stopped retracting. It opens fine but then wont close. The Marantz customer service phone number on the warranty card did not answer or have voice mail and they have not answered email inquirys about how to obtain service. The ergonomic design is not the most logical but that's not why I bought it for. If I can only get it... Read more

  2. Marantz CD 5001 player

    Reviewer: DealTime UK
    16 March 2009
    Overall 8
    8.0
     

    Marantz  CD  5001 now that Marantz CD 6000 OSE is no where to be found,, and people still need something DECENT... this is Marantz ‘s   downgrade answer. NO it will not match or exceed the CD 6000 ose, but for the CHEAP price, and nowadays, even cheaper ! if you can find it.... the  CD 5001 is  VERY good at giving you a CLEAN and ACCURATE signal of music that is on your cd. this is a good match for cheaper amps, such as the AWESOME  T - AMP that i reviewed... Read more

  3. Solid CD player

    Reviewer: Coen, Amazon
    16 August 2008
    Overall 10
    10
     

    My Teac CD player I bought 4 years ago started having dust troubles. I had to clean the lens Monthly, than weekly, sometimes twice and it still could not play many CD's proper, even brand new ones. So again on the search for a CD player, and based on other reviews I selected this Marantz CD5001. It arrived in a few days, well packed box-in-box with lots of protection material. This player feels quite heavy and solid build, much better than the Teac. Also a very nice... Read more

  4. Marantz CD 5001S: A good player for a good price

    Reviewer: Dooyoo
    29 July 2009
    Overall 10
    9.6
    Features 8
    8.0
    Ease of use 10
    10
     

    Summary: If you want a cheap player that does the job like the big boys, this may be your choice. Read more

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