Marantz CD-15

Commentary

This CD player was developed based on the LHH series of Philips CD player with Marantz's unique technology.

The D/A converter is equipped with DAC7, a bit stream type D/A converter that boasts excellent linearity.
The 3-stage differential part of the DAC7 completely cancels out the in-phase noise, thereby extracting the afterglow and overtone of the sound.

The TDA1547, which is part of the 1-bit converter section, has been remeasured by Marantz in important sound quality items, and only products that meet strict standards have been adopted. The selected TDA1547 has a star mark as proof of "Selected by Marantz".

Marantz's original HDAM is used for the analog output circuit to obtain a higher slew rate than the conventional OP amp while maintaining the freedom of discrete design.
In addition, excellent S/N has been obtained by thermal stability and high shielding performance.

The mechanism part uses Philips' unique 1-beam swing arm mechanical CDM-4MD.
In addition, introduced newly developed ICs for servo systems and decoders to improve the ability to recover damaged disks.

The power supply section employs a 2-transformer system. The main power supply uses a toroidal transformer with a large capacity and low leakage flux. A dedicated transformer is used for the fluorescent display tube power supply, which is a noise source. This eliminates electrical influence on the music signal.

The power supply, display, analog block, and D/A converter are each shielded with copper plated steel plates to eliminate mutual interference between circuits. Moreover, the structure based on copper plated die-cast chassis provides high damping.

Equipped with a 2-step display OFF switch.

Wireless remote control is included.

Model Rating

Type	Compact disc player
Channel	2 Channel
D/A conversion method	1-bit linear / channel
Frequency characteristic	Line out (RCA) : 20 Hz to 20 kHz ± 0.2 dB Balanced (XLR) : 20 Hz to 20 kHz ± 0.2 dB
Dynamic range	96dB
Signal-to-noise ratio	108dB
Channel separation	100 dB or More (20 Hz to 20 kHz)
Total harmonic distortion factor	0.00135%(1kHz)
Wow and flutter	Crystal accuracy
Output Level / Impedance	Line out (RCA) : 2Vrms/150 Ω Balanced (XLR) : 3Vrms/150 ohm
Adaptive load impedance	Line out(RCA): Balanced(XLR): 10k Ω or more 10k Ω or More (to RCA) 600 Ω or More (to XLR)
Digital output	Coaxial : 0.5Vp-p/75 Ω
Power consumption	20W
External dimensions	Width 454x Height 138x Depth 360 mm
Weight	16.8kg
Attachment	Wireless Remote Control