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NEW LOOK FOR MARANTZ

t would seem that Marantz’s engineers have made the most of the COVID crisis and the factory shut-downs by developing two totally new models which not only have new internals, but also a brand new exterior ‘look’ as well, and it’s a very classy, good-looking look too! The two new models are the Model 30 integrated amplifier ($5,990), which is rated at 100-watts per channel into 8Ω (200-watts per channel into 4Ω) and the SACD 30n ($5,990), which is a Networked SACD/CD player with HEOS built-in that can also operate as a DAC and a

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