If you're like me and back in the '80's and early '90's you had people telling you that all CD players sounded the same, then you too might consider buying this Marantz CD6006 so that you'll know they were lying to you. It's hard explain exactly what sounds better, but it's not terribly subtle. It's something that I think most anyone could hear, particularly with good headphones. Clarity, soundstage, and separation of the instruments are all outstanding on this player. Well-recorded CD's just sound fantastic. On some of my other CD players, as a particular musical passage gets more complex, the sound field collapses and everything tends to get squashed together. On the Marantz, this doesn't happen. It's possible to pick out sounds that get "lost" on lesser players. I'm enjoying going back through my CD collection to see how they sound. The USB input was not a priority for me, but going forward, I can see how that might be handy. After I use it some I may wonder how I got by without it, but, for now I'm just mainly interested in CD playback. The remote is overly complex, because it's designed to control the matching integrated amp as well. Otherwise the player is easy to use and seems solid, heavy, and well-built. The two-line display shows CD text song titles, etc., on discs that include that info.
The first one I got wouldn't read a disc-
That's always a little disturbing (particularly on a $500 CD player), and it made me think pretty hard about just asking for a refund and dropping back to a less expensive Yamaha or Onkyo (each also reported to sound quite good). But I ended up requesting a replacement unit. The second one I received has no trouble reading any CD I've tried with it, including some that were fairly scratched. CD-R's are no problem. After getting a working one, I'm thrilled with the purchase. I hope it lives as long as the Denon and Sony players I've had since the '80s, because it sounds WAY better.
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CD6006
The new CD6006 is a fine-tuned version with even more specially selected components and new layout circuit compared to its CD6005 predecessor. We also added more rigid feet to further eliminate vibration. The oversized power supply feeds the digital and analog circuitry of the player, where the high-quality CS4398 DAC converts digital signals to analog, this is then 'pushed' to the gold-plated synch outputs by Marantz's own small signal amplifier, the HDAM-SA2. In addition, we have included a new remote that also controls the PM6006 amp.
The CD6006 is a match made in heaven for the music lover who wants nothing but the best performance at an attractive price, and it is also perfect for lovers of portable music, thanks to its iPod-digital connectivity. The CD6006 also features a newly developed, complex headphone amplifier with Headphone amp gain setting for a wider range of headphones.
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Marantz HDAM TechnologyMarantz developed its own discrete circuit boards to replace standard IC's. These HDAM's consists of discrete surface mount components with short mirror image L/R signal paths. Those devices are doing exactly the same thing as the Op-Amps, but outperform the regular IC Op-amps dramatically in terms of the Slew Rate and reduced noise level, resulting in a much more dynamic, accurate and detailed sound. Over the years Marantz developed different types of the HDAM to improve quality and to fit to the special requirements of a product category like CD or amplifier. |
Reference Quality D/A ConversionThe CD6006 features high resolution D/A conversion and is equipped with the reference class CS4398 D/A converter, which provides up to 192 kHz/24 bit resolution for optimum fidelity with high resolution audio file types. |
High Current Power SupplyThe audio power supply employs high speed, high current Shottky Barrier Diodes and high current storage capacitor. |
Plays USB Audio Sources (MP3/WMA/AAC/WAV)The CD6006 can play back MP3, WMA, WAV and AAC files from a connected USB storage device. It is also specifically 'Made for iPod/iPhone', to directly play back your iDevice music through the CD Player's high quality D/A converters. |
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This Item  Marantz CD6006 Premium Audio Sound Through a CD Player and iDevices (iPhone and iPod) | Newly Developed Headphone Amp & USB Port | Ideal Pair for Marantz PM6006 and NA6006, Black |  |  |  |  |  | |
| Price | $496.12 | $379.95 | $349.00 | $999.00 | $335.80 | -25% $599.00 List: $799.00 |
| Delivery | Get it May 8 - 13 | Get it as soon as Saturday, May 11 | Get it as soon as Saturday, May 11 | Get it as soon as Saturday, May 11 | Get it as soon as Saturday, May 11 | Get it as soon as Monday, May 13 |
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| Sold By | Electronics Expo (Authorized Dealer) | HAWTHORNE | Audio Advice | Electronics Expo (Authorized Dealer) | Good Quality SAMURAI RAPIDS | GRAMOPHONE |
| power source | — | Corded Electric | — | Corded Electric | Corded Electric | Corded Electric |
| battery quantity | 2 aaa | 2 aa | 2 aa | — | — | 2 aaa, 2 aa |
| weight | 14.5 pounds | 7.7 pounds | 3 kilograms | — | — | 6.5 kilograms |
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Best in class indeed
Was blown away by the price to quality ration. Been using FLAC with NOS, SMSL, ODAC DAC which were pretty good for my tube AMP and the Yammy with B&W speakers and other Open baffle Speakers. This little gem has increased the depth and width of the sound stage with details and tight bass. Couple of notes for buyers: the mid is too much for my taste (had to tweak the crossover to roll off the mid) and the Vocal sounded on the thin/hign end feel which sounds too much like tube sound. Tube folks would love it, solid state folks might find it too polite in some genere of music. If you wanted a decent player without breaking your bank to make your CDs sound like vinyl with good soundstage, you may like this. The DAC makes my 20yr old CDs sound remastered.
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