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Marantz
Company type	Subsidiary
Industry	Electronics
Founded	1953; 72 years ago, in Queens, NYC
Founder	Saul Marantz
Headquarters	Carlsbad, Osaka, Japan
Products	Audio, visual
Parent	Masimo
Website	www.marantz.com

Marantz is a company that develops and sells high-end audio products.^[2] The company was founded in New York, but is now based in California.

The first Marantz audio product was designed and built by Saul Marantz in his home in Kew Gardens, New York.^[3] The company had a major influence in the development of high fidelity audio systems, and reached the high point of their success in the mid to late 1970s.

During the 1980s, while owned by Philips,^[4]^[5] a pioneer in compact disc technology, Marantz sold some very well received CD players, but other products in the line were not as successful as in the past. Beginning in the early 1990s, Marantz focused on higher-end components. In 2001, Marantz Japan acquired the brand from Philips and owned all overseas sales subsidiaries.

In 2002 Marantz merged with competitor Denon into D&M Holdings Inc., later named D+M Group. On March 1, 2017, Sound United LLC completed the acquisition of D+M Holdings.^[6]

History

1952 Saul Marantz sells his first audio product, the "Consolette" pre-amp
1964 Marantz acquired by Superscope Inc.
1966 Beginning with the Model 25, and then 22 and 28, Marantz starts manufacturing its products in Japan through a partnership with Standard Radio Corp.
1974 A manufacturing plant is opened on the Péronnes-lez-Binche site, Walloon Region, Belgium
Marantz Europe (1974~1985)
1975 Standard Radio Corp. changes its name to Marantz Japan Inc.
1980 Superscope sells the Marantz brand, dealer network, and all overseas assets (except U.S. and Canada) to Philips Electronics
1983 Marantz's audio enhancement technology (Marantz Enhanced Digital Stereo) is introduced
1992 Philips acquires U.S. and Canada trademarks and dealer network
1997 Saul Marantz dies aged 85
2001 Marantz Japan Inc. acquires the brand and all overseas sales subsidiaries
2002 Marantz Japan and Denon merge to form D&M Holdings, to later be joined by other higher-end audio equipment brands such as Boston Acoustics
2008 Philips sells its remaining stake in D&M Holdings, ending a 28-year relationship between Philips and Marantz
2014 Marantz Professional acquired by inMusic Brands^[7]
2017 Sound United LLC acquires D+M Group
2019 Ken Ishiwata dies aged 72^[8]
2022 Masimo acquires Sound United LLC^[9]

Products

Selected products:

Marantz 2325 Receiver
Marantz 5420 Cassette Deck
Marantz 2275 Receiver
Marantz 2600 – Marantz's most powerful receiver
Marantz 10b Tuner
Marantz 2385 Receiver
Marantz HD77 – Four-way, high-fidelity loudspeaker system
Marantz PMD-660 – solid-state recorder
Marantz CD63, CD63SE and variants - iconic CD player range
Marantz UD7007 - Universal HD Blu-ray player
Marantz PM-KI Ruby - Ken Ishiwata signature reference 2 channel integrated amplifier
Marantz MM8077 - 7 channel amplifier with XLR and RCA inputs
Marantz M-CR612 - Network CD receiver
Marantz SR7011 - 9.2 Channel Network Receiver
Marantz SR8012 - 11.2 Channel Network AV Receiver
Marantz SR8015 - 11.2 Channel Network Flagship AV Receiver
Marantz AV8805 - 13.2 Channel Network AV Pre-Amplifier