Signature Super Audio CD Player with DAC
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Engineered and extensively tuned by legendary Marantz sound master Ken Ishiwata and his team, drawing on more than 35 years of Marantz expertise in CD players.
The legacy continues
Key Features
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Pure Marantz sound
HDAM technology combined with optimized circuit design layout and carefully selected components, it provides exceptional sound quality and performance.
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Sound Master tuned
Engineered and extensively tuned by a team drawing on more than 35 years of Marantz CD and SACD design knowledge.
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Your music your way
Enjoy masterful playback from your SACD, CD collection and more the way you expect from a Marantz
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Asynchronous USB input
Marantz innovative and proprietary SACD/CD mechanism “SACDM-3” designed purely for the best CD performance.
CDs, SACDs and Beyond
The SA-KI Ruby goes so much further than just disc playback: it's also a fully-functional digital-to-analog converter for music stored on a home computer, as well as having conventional digital inputs for existing source components. Those conventional inputs - optical and coaxial - can handle your music files up to 192kHz/24bit. Ruby to maintain signal purity and sound stability.
More Than a DAC
Built with an integrated DAC, the SA-KI Ruby features an all-new disc transport mechanism that re-engineers the digital to analog conversion. Taking full advantage of the 1-bit conversion technology, the SA-KI Ruby incorporates innovative new filtering and up-conversion, providing a simple yet elegant solution.
Marantz Musical Mastering: MMM-Stream and MMM-Conversion
At the heart of digital audio in the SA-KI Ruby lies DSD. PCM and DXD inputs are up-converted to DSD at 11.2MHz using the proprietary MMM-Stream converter within the player, and the high-frequency signal produced is processed by the unique MMM-Conversion stage, used in place of a conventional DAC, to produce the analog output.
Built to Perform
Like the complementary PM-KI Ruby integrated amplifier, the SA-KI Ruby Super Audio CD player is constructed to the highest standards, with a copper-plated double layer chassis for rejection of mechanical interference, a front panel built from thick, heavy, non-magnetic aluminum panels and a 5mm thick aluminum top cover. Single layer, nickel-plated matching copper RCA terminals in the SA-KI Ruby outperform the terminals of competitors and offer an exemplary listening experience.
All the details
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TECHNICAL SPECIFICATIONS
Features
CD Compatibility: CD / CD-R/RW / SA-CD / WMA / MP3 / AAC Yes / Yes / Yes / Yes / Yes / Yes CD-Text / SA-CD Text / ID3 Tag / WMA Meta Tag / AAC Meta data No / Yes / Yes / Yes / Yes Data Disc Compatibility: DSD / WAV / ALAC <=5.6 / 192 / 96 DAC operation mode: USB / Coax / Optical Yes / Yes / Yes Asynchronous mode rear USB Yes Bit-perfect transmission Yes USB-B DSD Audio Streaming (DoP): DSD2.8 / DSD5.6 -> DSD11.2 Signal isolator for DAC Mode operation Yes HDAM version HDAM SA2 + HDAM SA3 Power Transformer: Toroidal / El Yes / No High Grade Audio Components Yes Customised Components Yes Symmetric circuit layout Yes Copper Plated Chassis Yes Extra metal plate for chassis strengthing Yes Digital out off / Audio EX Mode Yes / No Headphone: Standard / Buffer / Current feedback No / No / Yes Others
Selectable filter: CD / SA-CD / DAC-Mode Yes / No / Yes Marantz Musical Mastering Yes (HD) Marantz Musical Mastering Stream Yes Marantz Musical Mastering Conversion Yes Separated rectifier circuit for analog and digital circuitry Yes Display: Dimmer / Off No / Yes Low noise LCD display Yes 5mm Aluminum top cover Yes Playback
Program Play (CD / SA-CD) Yes / Yes Repeat Yes Random Play Yes Start Sound Mode for SA-CD Yes Inputs/Outputs
Analogue Out (Cinch) 2ch Digital Optical In / Out Yes / Yes Digital Coaxial In / Out Yes / Yes Sample Rate digital In 192 kHz / 24-bit Gold Plated Cinch silver / nickel USB Audio (Front) / Made for iPod / Made for iPhone® rear / No / No USB-A: FLAC / WAV / AIFF / ALAC / DSD Yes / Yes / Yes / Yes / Yes USB type B input for PC (rear) Sample Rate USB type B In Yes Asynchronous mode rear USB Yes USB type B input for PC (rear) 384 kHz / 32-bit USB-B DSD Audio Streaming (DoP): DSD2.8 / DSD5.6 -> DSD11.2 D-Bus Yes Headphone Out Yes Headphone Volume Control Yes Specifications
Mechanism SACD-M3 (METAL) D/A Conversion Marantz Musical Mastering Conversion + Stream DAC IC Marantz Musical Mastering Conversion + Stream Digital Filter DSP (Marantz) Noise Shaper DSP (Marantz) Low Pass Filter stage HDAM-SA2, SA3 current feedback Output Buffer HDAM SA3 Headphone amp HDAM-SA2 current feedback Frequency Response (Cust.) 2 Hz-50 kHz Dynamic Range (SA) 109dB Signal to Noise Ratio (SA) 112dB Total Harmonic Distortion (SA) 0.00% Frequency response 2 Hz - 20 kHz Dynamic Range 98 dB Signal to Noise Ratio 104 dB Total Harmonic Distortion 0.00% General
Available Colors: Gold / Silver / Black / Silver-Gold Yes / No / Yes / No Metal Front Panel Yes Remote Control RC005PMSA Power Consumption in W 47 Standby Consumption in W 0.3 Auto Power off Yes Detachable Power Cable Yes Maximum Dimensions (W x D x H) in mm 440 x 419 x 127 Weight in kg 17.1
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