Ed Selley
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I assumed £2700 the pair until I read larkones's comment.What I didn't appreciate from your article until I went online and looked it up is that these are £2,700 each so £5,400 the pair.
It is all in the eye of the beholder.If you don't want to hide your hifi away these are as no go looks wise
I'd probably expect the exact opposite. These products are not targetted at the mass market consumer and aren't being churned out in vast numbers. They'll not be piled up taking up valuable shelf space in stock rooms so are unlikely to ever need large discounts in order clear space for new stock. It isn't as though Marantz will be replacing them each and every year from this point onward.Are they kidding? When I saw the review picture and the brand name and the fact that this was a Marantz and capable of SACD use, I figured it would cost around £1000-£1500 max.
Slightly shocked to see that it cost £2700 in the article, and fell of my chair to now realise that it is DOUBLE that for both pieces, if that is correct. And no speakers..
If the review suggests it needs a good pair of speakers to get the best from them, it is odd that some are not supplied for that price. Will be a very slow seller and I would guess heavily discounted if retailers want to shift these.
They are hifi separates and not that unusual when it comes to Marantz to release players and amps that pair up together. They are far far away from the bundled player/amp/speaker combination sold by some manufacturers. The amp itself is capable of driving high quality speakers, certainly those north of £2000 price tag.Are they kidding? When I saw the review picture and the brand name and the fact that this was a Marantz and capable of SACD use, I figured it would cost around £1000-£1500 max.
Slightly shocked to see that it cost £2700 in the article, and fell of my chair to now realise that it is DOUBLE that for both pieces, if that is correct. And no speakers..
If the review suggests it needs a good pair of speakers to get the best from them, it is odd that some are not supplied for that price. Will be a very slow seller and I would guess heavily discounted if retailers want to shift these.
Why would you expect Marantz to supply speakers it is all about separates as gibbsy stated?Are they kidding? When I saw the review picture and the brand name and the fact that this was a Marantz and capable of SACD use, I figured it would cost around £1000-£1500 max.
Slightly shocked to see that it cost £2700 in the article, and fell of my chair to now realise that it is DOUBLE that for both pieces, if that is correct. And no speakers..
If the review suggests it needs a good pair of speakers to get the best from them, it is odd that some are not supplied for that price. Will be a very slow seller and I would guess heavily discounted if retailers want to shift these.
It's a drawback of our CMS system, that it can only display one product against a review and not two or more.It does seem a bit misleading when the very first picture is of two units and directly underneath is the price for one.
It's a drawback of our CMS system, that it can only display one product against a review and not two or more.
It can only show one product per review page, so only one product and one price, even if the review features two products.Thanks for replying Phil but the picture shows two products would £2700/£2700 not be more correct or £5400 or am I not understanding?
Thanks for replying Phil but the picture shows two products would £2700/£2700 not be more correct or £5400 or am I not understanding?
Oh you are awful.Not for me, but must say, that is a nice pair, Missus!
This is becoming a familiar refrain. PSAudio have used the exact same marketing for their 'class D with tube' amps.argues that these components have more of an effect on the sound signature of the product than the power amp itself
This is becoming a familiar refrain. PSAudio have used the exact same marketing for their 'class D with tube' amps.
These efforts are becoming quite commonplace now. Class D technology has become so dominant that manufacturers are struggling to differentiate themselves. Some just concentrate on providing a solid implementation at a fair price, and others go down the 'class D with an effects box' route. This is fair enough, as long as you're honest about what you're doing. The success of making things euphonic ultimately boils down to whether the customer shares the same taste in euphony as the designer, and people's tastes differ.