Marantz Receivers

Founded in New York in 1953 by Saul Marantz, Japanese-engineered since the 1970s. The Model 7 preamplifier is among the most collected pieces in audio.

Founded: 1953 (started in Saul Marantz living room in Kew Gardens, New York)
Founder: Saul Marantz
Headquarters: Kawasaki, Kanagawa, Japan
Founded in: United States
Manufacturing: Japan and Asia
Parent company: Harman International (Samsung)
How to buy: Sold through specialist hi-fi dealers and online retailers
Known for: The Model 7 preamplifier and Model 9 monoblocks, HDAM discrete modules, the copper chassis and porthole display

Currently, we have 9 Marantz amplifiers in our database. Below you can find the list with their main specs and links to their review pages.

Marantz Home Theater Receiver

Model	Watts RMS (8Ω)	Amp Class	DAC	Phono
Marantz Cinema 30	140 watts	AB	-	Yes
Marantz Cinema 40	125 watts	AB	-	Yes
Marantz Cinema 50	110 watts	AB	-	Yes
Marantz Cinema 50 Series 2	110 watts	AB	-	Yes
Marantz Cinema 60	100 watts	AB	-	Yes
Marantz Cinema 60 Series 2	100 watts	AB	-	Yes
Marantz Cinema 70s	50 watts	AB	-	Yes
Marantz Cinema 70s Series 2	50 watts	AB	-	Yes
Marantz NR1510	50 watts	AB	-	Yes

About Marantz

Saul Marantz built the Audio Consolette preamplifier in his New York home in 1953 because he could not buy what he wanted, and the demand for copies started the company. The valve-era Model 7 preamplifier and Model 9 monoblocks are still restored and traded at high prices. Marantz was sold to Superscope in 1964, and its centre of gravity moved to Japan, where Ken Ishiwata acted as the brand voice and tuner from 1978 until 2019 and gave a long series of models their character.

A commercial artist and keen amateur musician who built a preamplifier for himself because nothing on sale satisfied him.

Ken Ishiwata is one of very few audio engineers who became a public figure in his own right - the KI Signature and KI Ruby models carry his initials, and his death in 2019 was treated as an event across the industry.

Sold to Superscope in 1964, later Japanese-owned, merged with Denon into D and M Holdings, then Sound United, Masimo, and Harman in 2025. Engineering has been Japanese for decades.

Notable models: Audio Consolette, Model 7, Model 9, PM-10, Model 30, Cinema AV receivers.

Official Marantz website

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