TT-15S1
Vinyl Disc Player
“Style impresses, true beauty expresses.”
- Chris Pacione - Design consultant, technology researcher, educator
For analog lovers who treasure the vinyl experience, Marantz presents the
TT-15S1 Vinyl Disc Player, turntable/arm/cartridge combination.
Designed by Marantz and Germany’s Clearaudio, the TT-15S1 answers the
need for an LP playback system that is both an economical alternative
to the growing number of “cost-no-object” turntables and a significant
performance improvement over so-called “affordable” models. Whichever
way you view this Reference product, you’ll be thrilled with its clarity,
resolution, and easy set-up.
The turntable itself consists of a high-density and low-resonance acrylic
platter and plinth (or base) supported by three large aluminum feet.
The motor, an oversized AC asynchronous design, uses a rotating magnetic
field to guard against the sudden “pulses” common to DC motors. The
motor is thoroughly isolated from the turntable’s body by silicone “O” rings
and a machined polymer pulley that turns the silicone belt. The platter shaft
itself is hardened steel and rides on a ceramic bearing for long-term accura-
cy and reliability.
The anodized aluminum straight-line tone arm features a tight-tolerance
set-screw mount and a magnetic anti-skating adjustment for precise groove
tracking. Adjusting VTA (vertical tracking angle), often a difficult task with
arm/cartridge combinations, is easy and straightforward. The cartridge shell
is customized for the supplied phono cartridge for no-fuss alignment.
The cartridge itself, a moving magnet design based on Clearaudio’s
critically acclaimed Ebony Virtuoso, provides even, non-fatiguing frequency
response across the audio spectrum as well as a convincing stereo image.
Optimal tracking weight is 2 grams but the fully adjustable counterweight
makes for easy variation when needed.
As a final touch, Souther Engineering’s “Clever Clamp” keeps
your LPs firmly in contact with the platter for better
damping and more open sound.
In short, the Marantz Reference TT-15S1 Vinyl Disc Player is an ideal
source component for unreformed – and unashamed – vinylholics.
Marantz Reference is the solution.
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