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With a fully discrete current feedback design and built-in premium phono MM stage, the Marantz PM8006 integrated amp is perfect for audiophiles who require excellent music quality.

     
    $1,499.00
    $1,499.00
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    Excellent Music Quality and Flexible Operation, with Built-in Premium Phono Stage

    With a fully discrete current feedback design, the Marantz PM8006 integrated amplifier is perfect for audiophiles who require both excellent music quality and flexible operation. The PM8006 offers a powerful 2x 70W into 8 ohm build, while the symmetrical circuits provide optimal imaging. To ensure the most immersive musical experience, the amplifier uses new Marantz-designed electric volume control and Marantz Musical Phono EQ preamp stage, created to obtain the purest signal from beloved vinyl by minimizing noise levels. To further remove interference, new isolating feet are used to support the amplifier, combining high density and a damping fiber.

    The PM8006 also includes preamp outputs along with a power amp direct input, allowing you to use the unit as a standalone power amplifier for integration into a multi-channel home theater system. For precise sound tailoring, our triple tone control system provides separate controls for the bass, midrange and treble. The elegant remote control features an ergonomic layout for easy operation, and can control accompanying source players.

    Current Feedback

    Current Feedback amplification is a well-known, Marantz-original circuit technology, thoughtfully designed to match the requirements of Super Audio hi-res music for wide-bandwidth, high-speed reproduction. The impedance at the Current Feedback point is limited, generating a very low phase shift. Marantz Current Feedback amplifiers reduce the need for phase compensation by minimizing Negative Feedback (NFB). This simplifies the signal path and results in a high through-rate, excellent transient response, and superb sonic transparency across the full bandwidth. Unlike conventional Voltage Feedback topology, Current Feedback also makes the power amplifier insensitive to difficult loudspeaker loads.

    Marantz HDAM Technology

    Marantz developed its own discrete circuit boards called Hyper-Dynamic Amplifier Modules, or HDAMs, to replace the chip based amps used elsewhere. Using discrete surface mount components with short mirror-image left and right signal paths, HDAMs outperform the regular integrated Op-amps dramatically in Slew Rate and noise level. The result is much more dynamic, accurate and detailed sound. Over the years, Marantz has developed different HDAMs to fit the particular requirements of players and amplifiers. The PM8006 uses the high-grade SA3 version.

    Marantz Musical Phono EQ

    For a long time, Marantz integrated amplifiers have featured high-quality phono stages. Marantz elevated its commitment to vinyl with the Marantz Musical Phono EQ stage, as seen in the PM8006 amplifier. Enjoy the very best playback of all music sources, be they digital or analog. Marantz Musical Phono EQ uses two-stage amplification, allowing less gain per stage for lower distortion. The PM8006 combines Marantz HDAM technology with JFETs (junction gate field-effect transistors) in the input stage, providing high input impedance that eliminates the need for AC coupling capacitors and simplifies the signal path, vastly improving the signal purity overall.

    Marantz rethought the re-equalization process within the phono stage, splitting it into passive and active sections for more accurate equalization. The RIAA correction is carried out within an HDAM, while amplification is in the hands of a high-quality op-amp that runs in Class A mode for minimal distortion and clean, open sound. With Marantz Musical Phono EQ, there’s no need to consider upgrading the PM8006 with an outboard phono stage — the amplifier already includes premium-class phono capability for optimized playback of all formats.

    Toroidal Transformer

    A Toroidal transformer offers several advantages that derive from its efficiency and power capability. The shape of it lends to low levels of electromagnetic radiation and mechanical vibration, producing improved sound quality over what you might experience with dated transformer models.

    Often Underestimated: High Quality Volume Control

    The PM8006's newly developed electric volume control uses the latest volume control IC to realize better channel separation and dynamic range and distortion-reduction, while retaining the operational feel of an analog volume control device. This Marantz-designed electric volume control delivers high linearity and best-in-class channel separation.

    High Quality, Original Marantz SPKT-1+ Speaker Terminals

    The terminals are made of massive brass with a thick silver plating, providing the best possible contact with speaker cables. Marantz mounted the main speaker terminals lower, reducing the signal path and generating better speed and dynamics via High Instantaneous Current topology.

    Product Features

    Overview

    • Integrated Current Feedback Amplifier with 2x 70W / 8 ohm RMS
    • Newly designed electric volume circuit
    • Exceptional Marantz Musical Phono EQ stage
    • Marantz proprietary HDAM-SA3 circuits
    • Triple layer bottom plate
    • Gold Plated Inputs/Outputs incl. Phono (MM) input
    • Double shielded Toroidal Transformer and high quality customized components
    • High quality, original Marantz SPKT-1+ Speaker Terminals (A / B switchable)
    • Wireless remote control

    Connections

    • Audio inputs: 6 analog
    • Audio output: 1
    • Pre Out: 1
    • Power amp direct in
    • Speaker A/B
    • Speaker Terminal: Marantz SPKT-1+ (for two speaker pairs)
    • D Bus
    • Headphone out

    Product Specs

    • Power Output (8 / 4 Ohm RMS): 70 W / 100 W
    • Frequency response: 5 Hz-100 kHz
    • Total Harmonic Distortion: 0.02 %
    • Damping Factor: 100
    • Input Sensitivity: MM 2 mV / 47 kOhm
    • Signal to Noise Ratio: MM/MC 87 dB / -
    • Input Sensitivity: High level 00 mV / 20 kOhm
    • Signal to Noise Ratio: High level 106dB(2V input)
    • Input Sensitivity: Power Amp Direct IN 1.6V / 15 kOhm
    • Signal to Noise Ratio: Power Amp Direct IN 125 dB
    • Power Consumption in W: 220
    • Standby Consumption in W: 0.2
    • Maximum Dimensions (W x D x H): 17.3" x 14.9" x 5"
    • Weight: 26.4 lbs.

    Product Warranty

    Parts & Labor 3 Years Marantz Warranty Information

    Product Warranty

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