Marantz SA7003: SACD / CD Player

The stereo Super Audio CD and CD player SA7003 underlines Marantz's heritage of high-quality two-channel audio reproduction. For playback that captures musical nuance and reproduces a wide sound stage with no extra, or missing, information.

Marantz has applied its extensive expertise in making faster, low-noise and lower impedance symmetric circuits with high-quality parts. The loading mechanism is made of a new material called Xyron, the high rigidity of which improves resonance and reduces vibration, contributing to unparalleled audio sound quality (Reduced Mechanical Inter Modulation Distortions). This enables you to listen to Super Audio CDs providing sonic excellence you have come to expect from this Super Audio CD player. It can even replay compressed audio formats such as MP3 and WMA in high-fidelity quality. A high-quality headphone amplifier and gold-plated outputs complete this beautiful player.

The SA7003 expresses the Marantz dedication to the purest reproduction of musical emotion.

- Super Audio CD player
- New Xyron loading mechanism able to replay Super Audio CDs (stereo), CDs, CD-R/RW, MP3 and WMA files
- New solid reference standard chassis
- Audiophile D/A conversion by the CS4398
- Marantz Current Feedback Hyper Dynamic Amplifier Modules (HDAM-SA2)
- Symmetric discrete circuit architecture
- Customised audio components for best balanced audio
- Dedicated power supply circuits for system blocks
- Gold-plated outputs for best connectivity
- High-quality headphone amplifier
- Display off function to minimise high-frequency noise interference
- Detachable power cord
- Dedicated remote and Marantz D-Bus

Marantz SA7003 SACD Player Reviews

Techradar - July 2009
Marantz kit is frequently cited as sounding very civilised and this player seems unlikely to buck that trend. Our listeners, who of course didn't know which player they were writing about, quickly picked up on the SA7003's smooth, clean sound and impeccable manners. The good tonal balance and detail that this player always provides make for enjoyable listening across a wide range of music. Four out of Five Stars.

Marantz SA7003 SACD Player Features

Disc Capacity 1
Playback Formats Super Audio CD (stereo) / CD / CD-R/RW / MP3 / WMA
CD-Text 1
Chassis metal
System Block Shielding
Customized Components 1
High Grade Audio Components 1
Power Transformer EI-power transformer
Copper Grounding 0
Display On/Off 1
HDAM HDAM-SA2
CCNE 0
Selectable Filters 0
Display Dimmer yes
Variable Analogue Output 0
Discrete Coding 0
RS232c
iPod compatible USB input

PLAYBACK
Program Play 24
Auto Music Scan (AMS) 1
Repeat track
Random Play 1
Peak Search 0
Index Search 0
Intro Scan 0
Shuffle 1
Edit Recording 0
Sync Recording 0

IN/OUTPUTS
Analogue Out (cinch) 2ch
Balanced Out -
Digital optical Out 1
Digital Coaxial Out 1
iPod compatible USB input
Gold Plated Cinch 1
D-Bus In & Out 1
Headphone Out 1
Headphone Volume Control 1

Marantz SA7003 SACD Player Specifications

Mechanism ZYLON
Decoder MT1389EE
D/A Conversion multi-bits, delta-sigma
DAC IC CS4398
Low Pass Filter Stage HDAM-SA2
Digital Filter CS4398
Noise Shaper CS4398
Output Buffer HDAM-SA2
Frequency Range 2 - 100 kHz (SACD) / 2 - 20kHz (CD)
Dynamic Range 112 dB (SACD) / 100 dB (CD)
S/N 110 dB (SACD) / 110 dB (CD)
Total Harmonic Distortion(THD) 0.002% (SACD) / 0.002% (CD)
Channel Separation 110 dB (SACD) / 110 dB (CD)

GENERAL
Front Panel metal
Remote Control RC002SA
Power Consumption 25
Detachable Power Cord 1
Max.Dimensions (WxHxD) 440 x 339.5 x 107
Weight 5.9 kg