Marantz SA-12SE Black

Marantz Special Editions are the Marantz way to celebrate the love of music that runs deep in the veins of Marantz sound masters and engineers.

Pure Marantz Sound
HDAM technology combined with optimized circuit design layout and carefully selected components, it provides exceptional sound quality and performance.

Sound Master Tuned
Engineered and extensively tuned by a team drawing on more than 35 years of Marantz CD and SACD design knowledge.

Your Music Your Way
Enjoy masterful playback from your SACD, CD collection and more the way you expect from a Marantz.

Asynchronous USB Input
Marantz innovative and proprietary SACD/CD mechanism “SACDM-3” designed purely for the best CD performance.

Specifications

Features

• CD Compatibility: CD / CD-R/RW / SA-CD / WMA / MP3 / AAC
• SA-CD Text / ID3 Tag / WMA Meta Tag / AAC Meta data
• Data Disc Compatibility: DSD / WAV / ALAC <=5.6 / 192 / 96
• DAC operation mode: USB B type / Coax / Optical
• Asynchronous mode rear USB
• Bit-perfect transmission
• USB-B DSD Audio Streaming (DoP): DSD2.8 / DSD5.6 <=DSD11.2
• Signal isolator for DAC Mode operation
• HDAM version: HDAM SA2 + HDAM SA3
• Power Transformer: Toroidal
• High Grade Audio Components
• Customised Components
• Symmetric circuit layout
• Extra metal plate for chassis strengthing
• Digital out off
• Headphone: Current feedback

Others

• Selectable filter: CD / DAC-Mode
• Marantz Musical Mastering (HD)
• Marantz Musical Mastering Stream
• Marantz Musical Mastering Conversion
• Separated rectifier circuit for analogue and digital circuitry
• Low noise LCD display

Playback

• Program Play: (CD / SA-CD)
• Repeat
• Random Play
• Start Sound Mode for SA-CD

Inputs/Outputs

• Analogue Out (Cinch): 2ch
• Digital Optical In / Out: 1 / 1
• Digital Coaxial In / Out: 1 / 1
• Sample Rate digital In: 192 kHz / 24-bit
• USB-A: FLAC / WAV / AIFF / ALAC / DSD
• USB type B input for PC (rear) Sample Rate USB type B In
• Asynchronous mode rear USB
• USB type B input for PC (rear) 384 kHz / 32-bit
• USB-B DSD Audio Streaming (DoP): DSD2.8 / DSD5.6 -> DSD11.2
• D-Bus
• Headphone Out
• Headphone Volume Control

Technical

• Mechanism: SACD-M3 (METAL)
• D/A Conversion: Marantz Musical Mastering Conversion + Stream
• DAC IC: Marantz Musical Mastering Conversion + Stream
• Digital Filter: DSP (Marantz)
• Noise Shaper: DSP (Marantz)
• Low Pass Filter stage: HDAM-SA2, SA3 current feedback
• Output Buffer: HDAM SA3
• Headphone amp: HDAM-SA2 current feedback
• Frequency Response (Cust.): 2 Hz – 50 kHz
• Dynamic Range (SA): 109dB
• Signal to Noise Ratio (SA): 112dB
• Total Harmonic Distortion (SA): 0.0008%
• Frequency response: 2 Hz – 20 kHz
• Dynamic Range: 98 dB
• Signal to Noise Ratio: 104 dB
• Total Harmonic Distortion: 0.000015

General

• Metal Front Panel
• Remote Control: RC005PMSA
• Power Consumption in W: 47
• Standby Consumption in W: 0.3
• Auto Power off
• Detachable Power Cable