Features
| Brand | Marantz |
|---|
Tech Specs
- Channel separation - No
- Channel Separation (SA) - No
- D/A Conversion - MMM
- DAC IC - MMM
- Digital Filter - MMM
- Dynamic Range - 98 dB
- Dynamic Range (SA) - 109dB
- Frequency response - 2 Hz - 20 kHz
- Frequency Response (Cust.) - 2 Hz - 20 kHz
- Headphone amp - HDAM SA3
- Low Pass Filter stage - HDAM
- Mechanism - SACDMNo3L
- Noise Shaper - MMM
- Output Buffer - HDAM SA3
- Signal to Noise Ratio - 104dB
- Signal to Noise Ratio (SA) - 112dB
- Total Harmonic Distortion - 0,000015
- Total Harmonic Distortion (SA) - 0.0008%
Product Description
The Marantz SA30N SACD CD Player is the lowest-priced Marantz CD player with SACD capability. Moreover, it has excellent network connectivity and HEOS built in so you can stream from Spotify and Amazon HD, as well as Tidal and many others.
This CD player is designed to go with the Marantz Model 30 Integrated Amplifier or any other high-quality amplifier. It also has a variable output that can feed active speakers. As a result, the unit can be used as the front end of a fully featured digital playback system.
Sound master tuning
Hundreds of hours of listening tests have gone into tuning the sound of the Marantz SA30N SACD CD Player. As a result, you get the exquisite detail and musicality renowned for Marantz equipment. Additionally, the Low noise preamp and dedicated headphone output give you listening versatility.
HEOS app built-in
The HEOS app is a well-known streaming app that is built into the Marantz SA30N SACD CD Player. The app enables you to stream popular services such as Airplay 2, Spotify Connect, Tidal, and TuneIn radio as well as many other services.
There is also a variable-level output that can be connected to active speakers or a power amplifier. You can then control the volume via the HEOS app or remote control.
Marantz transport mechanism and connectivity
Marantz pioneered the CD transport mechanism in 1982 and has many years of development behind it. However, the Marantz SA30N SACD CD Player brings CD players into the modern era with HD audio capability. The unit can play FLAC HD and DSD from your home network as well as Local storage via USB.
You can also access the built-in reference standard DAC via digital inputs. PCM 384 kHz is supported as well as DSD up to 11.2 Mhz. Network connectivity is via Wi-Fi as well as wired Ethernet.
What is SACD?
The Marantz SA30N SACD CD Player can play more than just standard CDs. Super Audio CDs can be played, and they have a much higher storage capacity than standard CDs at, 4.7GB. They can also hold multitrack sound.
Also, the sampling rate is much higher and they are encoded using DSD instead of PCM. The sampling rate is over 2Mhz as opposed to standard CDs at 44 kHz. They can also hold 110 minutes of music without compression. Although they are relatively rare more than 10,000 SACD titles have been released.
