Marantz cd 6004 mint cd player

Mint almost brand-new, hardly used CD player.

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Play Little Dragon’s recent electro-pop hit Ritual Union and this is immediately apparent:  the delivery is significantly more spacious and open, the vocals are clearer and more focused, and individual instruments have more space around them but are still rhythmically glued together to create a pleasingly complete presentation.

There’s an extra smidge of subtlety to detail and dynamics, too, so you get a little more of the reverb and echo on the voice – in other words, the disc sounds more as it was intended.

The brief harmony towards the end of the track is also better presented, with that extra space between the two vocals making it more dramatic and sonically interesting. Vocals have lovely focus and detailSwitch to Bonnie Prince Billie’s Wolf Among Wolves (a test favourite) and the CD6004 continues to thrill. There’s lovely focus and detail in vocals, but not at the expense of the rest of the sound.

The faint background foot-tap is there, conveying the authenticity of the analogue recording, and each strum has the kind of texture and subtle dynamic variance you’d get from a live show.

Essentially it’s cleaner, clearer and more interesting than its predecessor, and in the best possible way you’re less aware of the player itself, especially when you take advantage of the ‘display off’ and ‘digital off’ options.

Of course, a component that is individually superb can flop when paired, but that’s far from the case here. Connect the CD6004 to the Marantz PM6004 amplifier and it’s immediately clear that they’ve been tuned to complement each other.

Works a treat with its partnering ampWhile the CD6004 is flexible enough to be partnered with other, non-Marantz electronics, as a pair they pull in the same sonic direction, and the resulting presentation is as fast-paced, detailed and dynamic as you could possibly hope for from a hi-fi pairing at this end of the market."

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