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Marantz Goes For Audio Gold
However, be warned that the gold finish is matched by an equally luxurious £5,000 price
tag which will rule the SA-7S1 out for any but the most dedicated and
well-heeled audiophile.
The 
build quality is typically superior, with the circuitry housed in a
double-layer, copper shielded chassis for “dimensional stability and thorough
isolation for external radio frequency (RF) and electromagnetic (EM)
interference”. The rear panel is copper-plated steel and the disc drawer sits
in a crafted 10mm case of extruded
aluminium. It will play CDs, CD-Rs, CR-RWs, and stereo SACDs.
The SACD format has hardly taken off in a spectacular way so £5,000 for
a device to play them and CDs only – there's no support for MP3s – is a luxury indeed.
Check out the full specs here.
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