Marantz Vintage Power Amplifiers

Enjoy Enhanced Sound with Marantz Vintage Power Amplifiers

A power amplifier is an electrical device that amplifies and adds effects to audio sounds. Its main purpose is to raise the power level of the input signal so that the output resonates across large areas. Marantz has been creating devices since the 1950s, with the goal of reproducing music as the artist intended, and their vintage amplifiers still hold true to this design.

• Tube: Also known as a valve, this type of Marantz amp uses vacuum tubes to increase the amplitude of a signal. Tubes provide a natural sound and are louder than solid-state amps at the same wattage but are a bit heavier.
• Solid-state: This style uses solid-state electronics to increase the guitar signal instead of vacuum tubes. They provide a raw guitar sound with minimal automatic sound effects.
• Digital: This type combines the features of both solid-state and tubes. They use circuits to mimic the sound of tubes by taking incoming analog signals and converting them into digital representations that are comprised of pulse widths. They are able to do all this while still feeling as lightweight as solid-state devices. They also feature built-in digital effects.

• Electric: Some amps feature buttons to alter sound effects, such as the echo, chorus, pitch, and flange. Most allow more than one effect alteration at a time.
• Equalization (EQ): These allow you to change the frequency range, such as the treble and bass. An amp with more frequency ranges possesses more EQ bands. The more EQ bands, the more control you have altering the tone.
• Reverb: For this effect, a spring or plate reverberates when sound leaves the output. This creates an echo-like sound as if the notes are bouncing off the walls in a large room.
• Sensitivity: This feature is located in the speaker. Copper rods dampen interference that may interrupt the output. The more sensitive a speaker, the more clear notes it will pick up and produce.
• Tremolo: This effect rhythmically varies the volume produced by the device.

• Combo: In a combo style, the speakers and amplifier are encased in a cabinet together. It is smaller than a head and cabinet model, but it can provide up to the same wattage.
• Head and cabinet: For larger spaces that need louder sound, this design comes in two parts: the amp and the speaker cabinet. A head is the name of the amplifier without a speaker. In this design, it can sit on top of the speaker or be separated from it completely.
• Integrated amplifier: Integrated amplifiers feature both an amplifier and preamp in one place. They also typically include inputs for several other devices, such as CD players, DVD players, and aux cords.