Marantz SA-11S2

Marantz SA-11S2 Reference Series SA-CD / CD player

Marantz released the SA-11S2 Reference Series, 2nd generation of SA-CD player updated with many of the components and features of the SA-7S1, this new disc spinner retails for $3499.99 instead of $1999.99 for the old player, but I think the price is a bit overpriced for a SACD player... The Marantz SA-11S2 is equipped with a SACDM-1 mechanism module which supports SACDs, audio CDs, CD-Rs and CD-RWs playback. The circuitry was engineered to reduce the signal path in the... Read more

Thoroughly likeable in most ways and admirable in some, but a lack of bottom-end rigour hampers the big Marantz Read more

Marantz SA-11S2 SACD/CD Player Review

Marantz has been in the home electronics game for over 50 years now. I won't go into their long and storied history, but it has covered a lot of territory.  From its beginnings as Saul Marantz’s vision of high quality home entertainment products to the large Japanese conglomerate it is today, Marantz has certainly had its ups and downs.  While it’s simple enough to do a Google search on their various owners, today it is owned by D&M Holdings; the same folks who own... Read more

New features The SC-11S1 and SM-11S1 can also be operated in unison, effectively as a single component, using a remote trigger signal to link the two. The SC-11S1 includes a new HDAM (Hyper Dynamic Output Module) discrete operational amplifier. Known as the HDAM SA3, it's a complementary cascode push-pull circuit, which uses high-precision surface mount metal film resistors to minimise the signal path lengths, as well as offering improved bandwidth (speed) and relative... Read more