Marantz SA-15s1 Reference Series SACD Player

Before sound is processed with purity, it has to be delivered perfectly. That’s where the Premium stereo sources come in with Marantz's new SA-15S1 Super Audio CD Player. This product has been designed to deliver the purest possible signal to your Marantz amplifier. Which means that you can now enjoy your favourite music at a new level of perfection.

Enjoy reference quality CD playback or the full magnificence offered by the CD and SA-CD format. The new SA-15s1 is the successor of the highly acclaimed CD-17 CD players. The cabinet is built in the new Marantz premium design without any visible screws, a heavy double layer chassis and a slightly blue illuminated front. The low noise LCD display shows information in a decent color. The quick and reliable working mechanism has a black surface to prevent any distortion of the laser light. The carefully read out digital data will be handled by the Crystal CS4397 D/A converter.

For further sound improvements the CS4397 is served with a high precision system clock to prevent any distortion from jitter. The output stage is built in current feedback topology with the HDAM modules offering a high bandwidth and fast signal handling needed for pure audiophile playback regardless the format. Enjoy the extraordinary sound quality of this exquisite component from the Marantz 15-series.

Watch the Marantz Premium 15 Series overview on Aussie Hi Fi's YouTube channel (1:12).

• Stereo SACD and CD playback
• High-quality Audio D/A Converter (CS4397)
• HDAM for Analog Filter, Circuit
• Low Noise LCD Display
• High Grade Headphone AMP
• Shielded Transformer
• High Precision Clock Construction for Audio DAC
• Low Zitter Digital Audio Out
• Double Layered Chassis,
• Premium series Aluminum Remote Controller

- New premium design
- LCD display & Illumination On/Off function
- Double layer design chassis
- New Design Mechanism
- CS4397 D/A converter
- High performance system clock
- Current feedback HDAM audio circuit
- Dedicated power supply circuits
- CD digital output terminal
- Machined brass analogue output terminals& zero impedance plate
- High quality headphone output circuit
- Quick replay
- New design remote
- RC-5 remote bus
- De-touchable AC power cord
- Super Audio CD text display
- Super Audio CD single/dual/hybrid disc support
- CD-R/RW playback
- Program playback
- Random playback
- 20 track music calendar
- Automatic music scan
- Auto start

Marantz SA-15s1 Reference Series SACD Player Specifications

Disc Capacity	1
CD Compatibility: CD / CD-R/RW / SA-CD / WMA / MP3	•/•/•/-/-
SACD Compatibility: Multi-Channel / Stereo	-/•
CD-Text / SACD Text	-/•
High Grade Audio Components	•
Customised Components	•
Symmetric Circuit Layout	•
System Block Shielding: Copper / Metal / none	-/-/-
Power Transformer: Super-ring / Toroidal / El	-/-/• (w / case)
Copper Grounding	•
HDAM: Standard / SA / Current Feedback	•/-/•
HDAM cover: Gold Plated / Copper Plated / Metal / no shield	-/•/-/-
CCNE	-
Shottky Diodes	•
Relay Muting	•
Selectable Filter: CD / SACD	-/-
Noise Shaper (On / Off)	-
DC Filter (On / Off)	-
Zero Impedance Matching Joint (Copper)	•
Separated rectifier circuit for analogue and digital circuitry	•
Digital Out Circuit Off	•
Phantom Centre Mode	-
Display: Dimmer / Off	-/•
Output Filter Switch	-
Variable Analogue Output	-
Discrete Coding	-
Current Feedback Headphone Circuitry	-
Low Noise LCD Display	•
Chassis: Die-cast / Copper plated / Metal	-/-/•
Double Layer Bottom Plate	•
Bi-directional Control Via RS-232C	-
PLAYBACK
Program Play	30
Auto Music Scan (AMS)	•
Repeat: Track / Program / A-B	•/•/•
Random Play	•
Index Search	-
Peak Search	-
Edit Recording	-
Sync Recording	-
Pitch Control	-
Start Sound Mode for SACD	•
Quick Replay	•
INPUTS / OUTPUTS
Analogue Out (RCA)	2ch
Balanced Out	-
Digital Optical Out	•
Digital Coaxial Out	•
Gold plated Cinch	•
D-Bus In / Out	•
RS-232C	-
Headphone Out	•
Headphone Volume Control	•
SPECIFICATIONS
Mechanism	FGSA11
Decoder	CXD1885Q
D/A Conversion	multi-level DAC
DAC IC	Cystal CS4397
Digital Filter	Cystal CS4397
Noise Shaper	Cystal CS4397
Low Pass Filter stage	HDAM
Output Buffer	HDAM+Current
SA-CD AUDIO
Frequency Response (Cust.)	2 Hz - 50 kHz
Dynamic Range	(+0, -3 dB)
Signal to Noise Ratio	111 dB
Total Harmonic Distortion	111 dB
Channel Separation	0.002
CD AUDIO	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: Platinum / Gold / Silver / Black	•/-/-/-
Metal Front Panel	•
Remote Control	RC-11SAS1
Maximum Dimensions (W x D x H)	440 x 123 x 418
Weight	13.5 kg