Marantz ND8006: network music/CD player, with DAC-Mode and HEOS support

21st December 2017

Marantz has announced its first complete digital music source player. The ND8006 is designed as an all-rounder, combining CD playback, network/Internet streaming, external DAC functionality and HEOS support

Marantz ND8006: network music/CD player, with DAC-Mode and HEOS support

Built in the company’s Shirakawa plant in Japan, it is based on the NA8005 and SA8005 models and accepts file formats up to 11.2Mhz quad-DSD and 32bit/384kHz PCM, as well as Apple AirPlay and Bluetooth to play music from portable devices.

Marantz ND8006: network music/CD player, with DAC-Mode and HEOS support

It features support for NAS drives or computer as well as Amazon Prime Music, Deezer Premium+, Spotify Connect and Tidal.

It can be used with a conventional amplifier via a dedicated fix level output or connected directly to a power amplifier and speakers or active speaker thanks to built-in digital preamp functions by the variable output socket and will even share the music around the home, thanks to its HEOS integration.

Marantz ND8006: network music/CD player, with DAC-Mode and HEOS support

The unit features proprietary Marantz Musical Digital Filtering system and an ESS9016 Sabre DAC, with dual crystal clocks. A noise isolation circuit on the USB Type B input and digital audio inputs – two optical and one coaxial – blocks interference from connected components.

Both Ethernet and dual-band (2.4/5GHz) Wi-Fi connectivity are provided.

Marantz ND8006: network music/CD player, with DAC-Mode and HEOS support

…with the PM8006 below.

The ND8006 also has a dedicated headphone amp using fully discrete components including the same HDAM-S2 technology as the main audio circuits and selectable gain to allow it to drive a wide range of headphones. It includes an ‘H/P OFF’ mode. The same on/off option is available for the implemented Bluetooth and Wi-Fi connectivity.

Marantz ND8006: network music/CD player, with DAC-Mode and HEOS support

…with the PM8006 below.

Available in black or silver-gold, the ND8006 will be available January 2018, at €1,199.

Additional information is available at www.marantz.com.