My understanding is that Marantz is designed by Clearaudio and made by Marantz. I had one for 2 weeks and it sounded ok but then I tried the Rega P5 w/ Dynavector 10x5 it was analog heaven for my system. The Marantz sound a little shrill in my system. Then again I don't think I gave it enough time to break in.
Right out of the gate the P5 smoked it IMHO.
Right out of the gate the P5 smoked it IMHO.