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The Marantz Tradition The name Marantz is, if anything, more prominent today than when Saul B. Marantz founded the company in 1953. Even in those early days, perhaps no one - and no company - was as recognized for the passionate pursuit of high quality sound reproduction. If any one thing stood out from the beginning, it was Saul's insistence that good industrial design was as important as superior performance. Arresting cosmetics, he knew, would play an essential role in bringing electronics out of the garages and basements and into the living rooms of music lovers everywhere. Indeed, Saul's early training was in the graphic arts even though his interest in electronics began while he was very young. As it did for many, service in World War II gave him the opportunity to enlarge his hobbyist's knowledge. Music, long a part of his life, took on an even more important role after he returned to New York City from the Pacific Theater. Marantz joined the New York Society of Classical Guitar where he became both a serious student of the instrument and a close friend of guitar maestro Andrés Segovia. This combination of design sensibility, knowledge of electronics, love for music, and an uncanny ability to envision better ways to reproduce music in the home eventually led to the development of the "Audio Consolette," a unique preamplifier, and to the founding of the Marantz Company. Supported by a growing engineering team led by the now-legendary Sidney Smith, and staffed by such luminaries as Dick Sequerra, Mitch Cotter, and many others, Marantz soon gained an international reputation for outstanding performance and cosmetic sophistication. Many products, especially the Model 7 preamplifier and the Model 9 monaural power amplifier, were nothing short of revolutionary. In fact, they are icons still, and their superb performance and timeless elegance continue to influence our most capable designs. The current Marantz Reference Series is the best contemporary expression of these long-held strengths. If ever the word "inspiration" has meaning, you'll find it in this Reference collection. Marantz Reference. The highest reward you can offer your auditory sense... and your aesthetic expectations. "Great industrial design is as important as superior performance." - Saul B. Marantz 3

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TheMarantzTradition
The name Marantz is, if anything, more prominent today than when Saul B. Marantz founded the company in 1953.
Even in those early days, perhaps no one - and no company - was as recognized for the passionate pursuit of high quality sound reproduction.
If
any
one
thing
stood
out
from
the
beginning,
it
was
Saul's
insistence
that
good
industrial
design
was
as
important
as
superior
performance. Arresting cosmetics, he knew, would play an essential role in bringing electronics out of the garages and basements and into the living rooms of
music lovers everywhere.
Indeed, Saul's early training was in the graphic arts even though his interest in electronics began while he was very young. As it did for many, service in World
War II gave him the opportunity to enlarge his hobbyist's knowledge.
Music, long a part of his life, took on an even more important role after he returned to New York City from the Pacific Theater. Marantz joined the New York Society
of Classical Guitar where he became both a serious student of the instrument and a close friend of guitar
maestro
Andrés Segovia.
This
combination
of
design
sensibility,
knowledge
of
electronics,
love
for
music,
and
an
uncanny
ability
to
envision
better
ways
to
reproduce music in the home eventually led to the development of the "Audio Consolette," a unique preamplifier, and to the founding of the Marantz Company.
Supported by a growing engineering team led by the now-legendary Sidney Smith, and staffed by such luminaries as Dick Sequerra, Mitch Cotter, and many
others, Marantz soon gained an international reputation for outstanding performance and cosmetic sophistication.
Many products, especially the Model 7 preamplifier and the Model 9 monaural power amplifier, were nothing short of revolutionary. In fact, they are icons still,
and their superb performance and timeless elegance continue to influence our most capable designs.
The current Marantz Reference Series is the best contemporary expression of these long-held strengths. If ever the word "inspiration" has meaning, you'll find it
in this Reference collection.
Marantz Reference. The highest reward you can offer your auditory sense... and your aesthetic expectations.
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“Great industrial design is as important as superior performance.”
- Saul B. Marantz