SA-7S1

Super Audio CD Player

SA-7S1 Super Audio CD Player

The SA-7S1 Super Audio CD player launches integration in to new heights of stunning, reference-quality excellence. Perfect harmony with the other sections of this integrated player is ensured by our highly advanced digital filter techniques, which use Marantz's own filter characteristic. The result is the most detailed and dynamic reproduction ever heard. In addition, and unique to Marantz, is our full separation of digital and analogue sections, this not only separates the digital and analogue power supplies but separates them at ground level as well - thanks to the new GMR (Giant Magneto Resistor) technology - totally avoiding any influence of digital on the sensitive analogue whatsoever. Further options are external clock input and digital phase inverting. And because the whole unit is as "solid as a rock", with a metal tray disc mechanism, copper-shielded chassis, high-grade power supply and best-in-class components, this player represents absolute uncompromising quality, designed, engineered and created for the uncompromising ear.

Technical Details

  • Reference Series Audiophile Super Audio CD (stereo) and CD DA player
  • High grade DSP technology for Marantz exclusive digital filtering options
  • Marantz own filter characteristic for the finest audio possible
  • Linear Music Filter, Short Filter and Standard FIR Filter with >50dB stopband attenuation
  • Switchable DC filter and Switchable Noise Shaper for additional fine tuning
  • Newly developed full metal original disc loading mechanism plus metal disc tray
  • High quality audio digital to analogue converter SM5866A x2
  • Grounding for digital and analogue section fully separated by GMR (Giant Magneto Resistor) technology
  • Low Jitter internal clock system
  • External clock input and digital phase inverter
  • Fully balanced signal handling with dedicated digital to analogue converters in differential mode
  • Super Ring transformer for stabile power delivery
  • Choke input to reduce rectifier harmonic noise
  • Copper plated chassis, rear panel and system block shielding
  • Rigid double layer chassis construction with aluminium front and side panels
  • Balanced XLR and gold plated RCA output terminals

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Specifications

 

Features
Disc Capacity 1
CD Compatibility: CD / CD-R/RW / SA-CD / WMA / MP3 / AAC o / o / o / - / - / -
CD-Text / SA-CD Text / ID3 Tag / WMA Meta Tag / AAC Meta data - / o / - / - / -
iPod / iPhone compatible USB input -
DAC operation mode: USB / Coax / Optical - / - / -
HDAM version SA2
Power Transformer: Toroidal / El o / -
High Grade Audio Components o
Customised Components o
Symmetric circuit layout o
Copper plated chassis o
Extra metal plate for chassis strengthing o
Digital out off / Audio EX Mode o / -
Headphone: Standard / Buffer / Current feedback - / - / -
 

OTHER
Relay muting o
Selectable filter: CD / SA-CD o / o
Noise shaper (on / off) o
DC filter (on / off) o
Digital Phase Inverter o
External clock input o
Zero Impedance Matching joint (copper) o
Separated rectifier circuit for analogue and digital circuitry o
System block shielding: Copper / metal / none - / - / o
GMR o
Display: Dimmer / Off - / o
Low Noise LCD display o
5mm Aluminum top cover o
 

PLAYBACK
Program Play 30
Auto Music Scan (AMS) o
Repeat o
Random Play o
Peak Search -
Edit Recording -
Pitch Control -
Start Sound Mode for SA-CD o
Quick Replay o (5 - 60 sec.)
 

INPUTS/OUTPUTS
Analogue Out (Cinch) 2ch
Balanced Out o
Digital Optical In / Out - / o
Digital Coaxial In / Out - / o
Sample Rate digital In -
Gold Plated Cinch o
iPod / iPhone compatible USB (front) -
USB type B input for PC (back) -
Sample Rate USB In -
D-Bus -
RS-232c -
Headphone Out -
Headphone Volume Control -
Flasher In -
 

Specifications
Mechanism FGSA7
Decoder CXD1885Q
D/A Conversion multi-level DAC
DAC IC SM5866AS
Digital Filter DSP (Marantz)
Noise Shaper DSP (Marantz)
Low Pass Filter stage HDAM
Output Buffer HDAM + HDAM SA2
Headphone amp -
Frequency Response (Cust.) 2 Hz - 50 kHz (+0, -3dB)
Dynamic Range (SA) 114 dB
Signal to Noise Ratio (SA) 114 dB
Total Harmonic Distortion (SA) 0.0009%
Channel Separation (SA) 100 dB
Frequency response 2 Hz - 20 kHz
Dynamic Range 100 dB
Signal to Noise Ratio 104 dB
Total Harmonic Distortion 0.002
Channel Separation 100 dB
 

GENERAL
Available colors: Gold / Silver / Black / Silver-Gold o / - / - / -
Metal Front Panel o
Remote Control RC001SA
Power Consumption in W 26
Standby Consumption in W -
Auto power off -
Detachable Power Cable o
Maximum Dimensions (W x D x H) in mm 459 x 426 x 136
Weight in kg 22.3

Awards

  • Hifi Choice -HFC- (magazine UK) has rewarded the Marantz SA-7S1 with a Gold. The SA-7S had the highest scores ever achieved in the Hifi Choice history. Its amazing sound convinced the HFC reviewers and according to these critics it is a real majesty in this category.
 

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