Believe it or not, Marantz has been ready for the audiovisual revolution since 1953. That was the year we launched our first prototype, the Model 1 preamplifier. It featured seven inputs, including one labeled for TV Audio! You see, even way back then we were encouraging a generation towards more complete home entertainment.

Certainly our painstaking research takes us into the higher reaches of digital theory, it takes us into the realms of metallurgy, and it pushes back the barriers of electronic science in the quest for even better hi-fi. But our engineers know that perfect specifications and technical excellence count for nothing unless the equipment is able to convey the power, the excitement, and the emotion of the music.

We pride ourselves on applying the same principles to every product we produce. From budget-conscious integrated amplifiers to our state-of-the-art Reference ranges, every one of our hi-fi components share a common aim: to reproduce purest, most realistic music in your own home.

For us, it's not about microchips and transistors. True hi-fi is about being able to recreate the magic of a musical performance. It's about experiencing music as the performer intended it to be heard. Marantz equipment is designed and built to communicate the scale, timbre, pitch and dynamics - in fact, the very essence- of every recording.

Come audition Marantz's impressive line-up today including their flagship SR-18 THX-certified home theatre receiver. I think you'll be impressed.