John Darko
Yesterday, we covered Marantz’s new CD50n – a CD player, network streamer and DAC with HDMI ARC – before the press release hit my inbox. Today brings official news of its partnering amplifier, the Model 50: a Class A/B integrated loaded with the Japanese company’s fully discrete HDAMs for 70wpc into 8 Ohms.
From the press release: “The MODEL 50’s exceptional current delivery stems from its High Current Output architecture based on parallel push/pull pairs of output devices, coupled with a substantial toroidal power supply and carefully laid out internal signal path topography designed to minimise internal impedance losses. Coupled to [sic] the latest iteration of Marantz’s acclaimed HDAM (Hyper Dynamic Amplifier Module) technology, the MODEL 50 offers an outstanding combination of exceptionally low distortion, effortless power and all the accuracy, transparency and musicality that marks Marantz amplifiers out as the some of the most highly regarded designs in the category.”
(Yes, they used the M-word.)
Sharper-eyed Marantz observers will note the absence of a ‘n’ in the model name. That’s because, unlike the Model 40n, the Model 50 comes without internal network streamer or DAC — those have been shifted to the partnering CD50n to leave the Model 50 with five line-level analogue inputs and a “high-quality” MM phono input.
Pricing on the Model 50 comes in at £1600, €1800 or US$1800, which is the same price as the matching CD50n. I asked Marantz if this new ’50’ set meant the discontinuation of the Model 40n and was told “No, it does not. It’s a further expansion of the family.”
Further information: Marantz
