great review! liked them both. the yamaha seems a bit more V shaped; the marantz a bit warmer....hmmm...i guess i could listen to the marantz for longer hours, but the yamaha is Fun! great reviews! thanks!
Yamaha sounds a bit bright than Marantz, but it is better to play such a rock music and hip hop. Marantz excellent to play such a blues and jazz. So, they are depend on your taste of music. Personally i like Marantz.
FLAC vs MP3 can’t even be mentioned in the same context. MP3 is about 1/5th of the quality of CD whereas FLAC is uncompressed audio but compressed like a zip file, so when it's played it’s decompressed with no loss of quality so in the context of a CD, instead of 320kbs as in mp3 you’ll get 1410kbs. The differences when played side by side are all there to be heard. With higher quality transports, they can often make a bigger noticeable difference than Dacs at similar money.
@@NazimAlizadeif you make a comparison for a minute it is not noticeable. but if you listen to an hour of CD, flac or vinyl music you can get to the end of the album without problems. with an hour of mp3 you get to the end of the album fed up. the "holes" that the mp3 makes to be light are "filled by your brain" and after half an hour you get tired and the music is no longer pleasant.
cd text depends if the cd has it or not.. it does not depends of the cd player... if a player supports cd text, and the cd have cd text, it will display it
You can't go wrong getting the yamaha for around £150 as they both sound very similar. I have a Pioneer PDS703 which is over 30 years old and sounds great to me. Always look forward to your videos, good stuff 👍
Great review! I don't like Yamaha CD-300, it's an empty box inside! And if there's no difference in sound quality, I wouldn't like to buy Marantz CD6007! Instead I would like to get Denon DCD-900NE and I'd love to see a comparison between those 2 flagmen, but there's none! Thank you for helping me decide between Marantz and Denon! And yes, I think Marantz at last should upgrade how their CD players look! It's boring to look at the same design over decades! Denon looks just amazing!
Marantz for me, better sound and finish I can imagine the Yamaha would get peppered with fingerprints! Push the boat out & get an Audiolab, I have an aged 8000CD, the CD is read almost instantly of the drawer closing, it includes USB playback via a laptop running the Foobar app clarity of sound it fantastic! Love the reviews, keep 'em coming👍
Does the text display stay on the Yamaha display continuously? Or does it default back to the track number by itself? I'm looking for a Yamaha that will keep the name of the song on the display through the entire song.
On Onkyo C-7030 you can choose what to show on its display - Track number, File name, Track name, Folder name or even Artist name and more! I think the same is true for Marantz, in default it back to the track number, but you need to press Info/Display button to choose what you wanna see!
I got the Onkyo DX-C390 open box from Best Buy for $125 with a 4 year geek squad warranty. It has direct digital pass, 128x sampling rate and a very nice Wolfson DAC and it sounds amazing
In Canada the Marantz sells for a whopping 999.00 and the Yamaha 303 sells for 499.00. Big difference in price.l have a Marantz pm 7000n and l would like to purchase the Marantz cd player to match it but l can't justify spending 999.00 for a cd player
Just stream via your pc through usb. I never try going from a usb flash drive to a cd player anymore. Not enough control. The point of a CD player is to play CDs.
I have 4 cd players, the stand out is Denon sacd 1600, music on another level . The Cambridge transport is good . The Rotel 1070 is excellent . Onkyo is probably this level, limited text basic functions but sounds good . If budget allows I would go that bit extra for cd play .
Good review , thanks a lot. Just a quick question , if you don't mind ?..... Have you had any performance issues with the Yamaha ? I've read quite a few reviews and comments stating that it has a tendency to skip tracks every now and again. I would really appreciate it if you could answer. Thanks for your time ,mate.
Usual great review ,both are good sounding amps ,but the smooth jazz I listen to ,tends to favour the marantz,..personal opinion ,so others might prefer the Yammy ,more Rock orientated,.brighter sound !😉
Hello. I listened to the comparison with headphones and saw such a small difference that I am not sure (in favor of Marantz). However, with the after market logitech speakers I heard a small difference, with the yamaha having a slightly more emphasized mid-highs. This impressed me because the Yamaha's dac, Burr Brown is known to be sweetersounding (less bright) than marantz's AKM AK4490 dac!!!What is your explanation? In general, marantz cd players have emphasized mid-highs and treble (to my experience). The same applies to their amplifiers (I listened to the pm6006-CD 6006 with paradigm speakers in a store for 40 minutes at 2018, and I left running...). Very tiring sound.
In my experience, I think that most cd players or amps around the 300 to 600 mark will sound comparable with subtle differences. It comes down to what sound you prefer.
Hi my fellow Welshman , I was wondering weather you could help me with a few things. I have the Marantz CD6007 paired with a Pioneer Integrated Amplifier A-10 with some Wharfdale Dimond 220 speakers. Should my CD player sound best when I have the "Direct" button on the amplifier switched on or off? I get a volume drop and the sound is a lot more treble high. The sound seems to get wider and more balanced when I turn "direct" on the amp off. When am I using The CD players DAC , when " direct " is on or off on the amp? Witch is meant to sound better? Do you think It would be worth me getting the PM6007 ? Also at the moment I'm not using the coaxial input or optical , just running the cables from the Marantz CD player's audio out into the SACD/CD input on my amp... ? Witch way of wiring it up will sound best ? Is OPTICAL/ DIGITAL better? Is The volume drop and less depth of sound when I have "direct" turned on , on my amp the sound of the DAC on the Marantz CD player. So sorry for all the questions , it's just I've spent a while saving to get a good set up for my CD's and Vinyl...I'm getting the CD part done first , but would also be interested in your view on how good the phono stage on the Marantz MP6007 is for the price. Thankyou so much if you can help me. I would also be willing to give you my phone number if it would be easier to speak. Thankyou so much for the great channel , I subbed too 😉
All the direct button does is bypass the tone controls. Sometimes it sounds better, sometime it doesn't, there's no right or wrong here. If it sounds better to you without the direct mode engaged, then keep it off. I believe that the A-10 is analogue only, meaning, it doesn't have any digital inputs and therefore, no DAC. When connecting to an amplifier with RCA cables, you will be using the DAC in the CD player. When you use a coaxial or optical lead, you are bypassing the internal DAC of the CD player. Which way of wiring depends on the DAC of each component. If you had a PM6007 amp, you probably wouldn't hear a difference between RCA or coaxial. This is because the CD6007 and PM6007 have the same DAC. The phono stage in the PM6007 is not too bad, however, I would recommend using the money to buy an external phono stage. The Schiit Mani 2 would sound cleaner and punchier than the built in phono stage of the PM6007 and the Pioneer A-10.
@@UTILITARIANTVUK Thankyou so much for taking the time to help me out , it's much appreciated. You've made things a lot clearer for me. I'll stick with the A-10 for my CD player and get the Schiit Mani 2 for my record player 👍
Very nice and detailed review. Never seen anyone on TH-cam testing out and care about number of folders or USB today.. For me it feels like the 90-ties is tapping on the door and want to come in. But on the other hand I enjoy playing LPs also and that is a older school than that..😅 Maybe good to know for the fellow audiophiles that most of any sound different (that last ~two percent). Is coming from the builtin DAC.. In other words if you use the same external DAC all of the sonically DIFFERENCE between them should be gone.. Thanks for the video! 🎉
Hello! Thank you for your video! I've brought the cd6006 based on this as I like the ability to easily navigate through folders. I will be connecting it to a Yamaha rs202d reciever connected to a couple of mission mx3 standers. What would you say is the next logical step for me in terms of an upgrade in sounds quality? I have a feeling you'll say i need a stronger amplifier? Please recommend what you think would work well. Many thanks
@@UTILITARIANTVUK thanks for replying. You've made me realise I'm jumping the gun and thinking and the next upgrade without even considering whether I need an upgrade. Thank you
I already have the Yamaha S-501, and the CD-S300 is on the way. Also, I have the Yamaha NS- 333 speakers. Thanks to your informative videos. Now, to listen to my collection of CDs. 👍🏼
Its amazing how 30 yr old cd players read disk so much faster and they dont die. My Technics PL555 from 1989 reads disk almost instantly. My Marantz from 2007 is much slower.
It's hard to tell over the Internet but so far I'm into the Denon 9000 ~ If you look closely and bring up the pictures of the insides of both the Yamaha and the Marantz ~ The Marantz looks like it's built better ~ I haven't looked up the Denon yet but will do shortly ~
@@UTILITARIANTVUK I don’t think most people use an outboard DAC ~ I certainly don’t also I was living in Japan when Sony introduced the CDP 101 back in the early 80s my first CD player and have also had 3 CD player over the year ~
@@UTILITARIANTVUK Glad that you can hear the difference ~ Every difference I have heard with a DAC has been so minimal that only my dog could hear it ~ Ha !
Through my JBL monitors, I would say the Yamaha had a bit more air at the top end and was cooler sounding, and the Marantz had a touch more weight and warmth. A lot would depend on the amp and speaker pairing and what your personal preferences were, rather than one being better than the other. Personally I liked the Marantz as I like just a slight touch on the warm side rather than cool and lean. Both are great for the money and I would not be unhappy with either of them. I am with you regarding looks, The Yamaha would fit in better with non Yamaha stuff in your HiFi rack.
@@ngm1237 You tube does mess with the sound quality, however with a decent sound card, amp/powered monitors/headphones you can clearly tell the difference. Through your phone or laptop you wont hear it so depends on how you listen.
Strange that both units take a while to read the discs. My Marantz CD 63 MK2 reads them instantly and although a pretty old player sounds as good as either of these.
I’m confused by your conclusions. I have a lot of in person experience with both of these players as I demoed them extensively from Crutchfield. It’s not even close, the Marantz trounces the Yammie across the board. Like looking at something through a clear pane of glass vs a pane with smudges.
I've A/B'd them pretty extensively and couldn't hear much of a difference in all my tests. I guess it's subjective but in my opinion the Yamaha holds its own against the Marantz. Did you draw any conclusion from the sound test?
@@UTILITARIANTVUK I ran them both via RCA connection through my Rega amp. Been a few months, but the clarity, rhythm and robustness of the sound (dare I say PRAT?) was far better on the Marantz. The build quality of the Marantz is also very impressive - built like a tank. As a side note, I also demoed the Onkyo 7030 at the same time and even that sounded better to me than the Yamaha, but not as much as the Marantz.
I didn’t know what DAC it was using at the time, but I should add that I’m not a huge fan of Texas Instrument DACs, so maybe my ears were bias against the sound. LOL
@@Papito_M Normally I'd use an external DAC with my CD players, just using them as a transport. It's way better than either of the built in DACs in the CD players. Thanks for your feedback, good to know other people's thoughts.
Play a lot of jazz,and funky bass ...Marantz definitely a better listen in this genre, suppose it depends on the speakers,the Wharfdale floorstanders I'm using ,give a great bass response....individual choice .
Hi guys, I'll take advantage of the site to express a need. I'll start by mentioning what I have at the moment so it's easier to help me. I have an AT-LP120XUSB Turntable, Speakers Edifier S1000 MKII. My need is basically to have a device no more than $400 US that allows me to listen to my CDs taking advantage of the speakers I have for now which are pre-amplified (active). Surely later I will choose to upgrade to passive speakers. Likewise, I want one that is versatile as much as possible, that is, that allows active and passive speakers to be directly connected to the device, I'd like also and less important one with a USB input (for digital files in which the artists stopped releasing the disc) even more so, this being not more relevant that I can connect my turntable, however, this hobby being so expensive, I think I will take some time to get some passive ones. Assuming that this does not make sense or is not possible, the truth is that I do not have extensive knowledge. What solution do you offer me to take advantage of the current speakers and play my CDs. I will list the options I have filtered. 1) Yamaha CD-S303 $380 US. Reading and listening to reviews, it seems that for its features it has an inflated price (I don't know that). 2) Denon Bluetooth Receiver RCD-N10 $400 US. This has many attractive features, but my focus is not on the Wireless features and streaming. So this being the one that attracts me the most, if you know of one with a similar one but that DOES NOT have Bluetooth and Streaming, it would be much better because it would save me money. 3) Marantz CD6007 $600. But it is out of my budget, since it is possible that it does not exceed $400. 4) Denon DCD-900NE $500. Do you have a better suggestion for what I'm looking for and what I'm counting on? Thank you so much.
Someone said that the marantz cd 6007 does not have an eject button on the remote control. So you have to bend down twice! The yamaha has it on the remote control. Also, the marantz is always on stand by, even when you have pressed the off button. So you have to you unplug it!!
Find a Yamy S-300 and NOT its 303 replacement (not a Marantz or Denon either). You thus retain 📱 iPod compatibility (which is labeled as such above the iPod/USB socket. Find an old iPod 📱 or iPhone 📲 with as much internal memory as you can (not an iPad, draws too much current), and there you have a digital server/streamer with wired multiroom capability. Hook up the apple device, press CD/USB on the device or the remote, and you get a CD and a 2-lane transport to three different systems at a time. Analog output runs to my Integrated amp in the living, s/p-dif coax to an high-end DAC/Headphone Amp hooked up to monitors on my desktop, and Tosllink to my bedroom further away to a dirt chip SMSL DA-9. I can thus play my 💿, and stream music from Qobuz, Deezer etc, as well as internet radios or just about any app making a sound, instead of relying on HEOS, MuiscCast or BlueOs. No endless waiting for proprietary « connect » apps or Hi-Fi brand firmware/apps end of support, no noticeable latency issue, not even a need for WiFi if you share a connection with another phone of your choice or any 3g/4g/5g system. And get an extra one in case your CD-S300 gets broken (or look for similar « made for iPhone /iPod/iPad » gear. And you can even use transport functions from the remote to play/pause/play next/previous track on your app.
Now there is Yamaha CD-S303 out there, but cannot see the difference. According to the price (370 eur), Yamaha is the winner. You will have to pay much more to get the model that looks so good and sounds so good by other brands.
I'd go with the Yamaha and will likely buy to replace my nearly 20+ years Sony CDP-XE300. Marantz has very slight bass/warmer sounding than Yamaha. Prefer Yamaha's ever so slightly clear audio.
Ok I got a 303 and using as a transport to a Bryston BDA1. The DH labs d750 cable about as much as the player. My review is you cant beat Yamaha period. The dac in the yamaha while not equal.to the Bryston is darn good. Plays my cdrs nicely. Marantz at way more money uh no.
Honestly I would like a discussion about quality and pride. Comparing a Chinese product against a Vietnamese product ... WTF. People buy these things and complain a lot about how they are dead on arrival, they skip, they stop working in a very short time, etc. Nobody seems to care. 30 years ago in the 90s CD players were built to last. Now you pay a lot of money for flimsy, low quality products. Even the information about the products is misleading. Buying a CD player nowadays is more expensive than buying a LP turntable. People ends up buying a DVD player and use it to play CDs even knowing it won't last for the same reasons described above.
Man, you have all kinds of sounds as effects on the video and these sounds are way too loud and I listen in headphones. I get the right volume to hear your voice but then between the chapters you put those sound effects and you hurt my ears. Please turn off the volume of the effects or even get rid of them. Thank you!
Yamaha is very very slightly brighter but let down for me is the rubbish display for Flac drive - big differences can made with speaker / amp-choices so preference is really subjective to users taste and ears…🤔
You really think people can play a low res Y.T feed and hear the difference between 2 closely matched CD players being played in your living room?! Really!?? It's hard enough live in the room if they're close, but leaving the decision to people to decide via a totally unreliable medium on totally different set ups? Anyone thinking they can accurately tell the difference in this way is full of 💩, as is anyone suggesting they could or should!
Great video~ Yamaha's sound is clean. Marantz sound is warm and bright. I think Yamaha clean CD output is better , because you can tune the sound with amp or Speaker. If your amp or speaker is warm style , Marantz sound is too warm at final
your system is not reviling. at home I have 30 cd players can tell a big difference be twine every one using 6 bose 901s at 2400 watts but at a low nice sound output
There will be a difference due to the different sound signatures of the internal DACs. In my experience, when I've used an external DAC, there's little to no difference in sound.
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Been looking at loads of youtube videos on hifi components (need a new system).....this is my favourite channel by far. Well done!
Thanks! Good luck on finding that new system.
I got the Yamaha CD-S300 for $50, love it, Burr Brown DAC sounds amazing to me.
great review! liked them both. the yamaha seems a bit more V shaped; the marantz a bit warmer....hmmm...i guess i could listen to the marantz for longer hours, but the yamaha is Fun! great reviews! thanks!
The Marantz CD6007 remote's Eject (open / close) button is directly below the Power button. 👍🎶🍻
thanks for your video! I just got the Yamaha and I am quite happy with it, hooked with a vintage Pioneer SX850, sounds awesome!
Great receiver!
Does it completely turn off if you press the off button on the cd player?Marantz always stays stand by...
Yamaha sounds a bit bright than Marantz, but it is better to play such a rock music and hip hop.
Marantz excellent to play such a blues and jazz. So, they are depend on your taste of music.
Personally i like Marantz.
FLAC vs MP3 can’t even be mentioned in the same context.
MP3 is about 1/5th of the quality of CD whereas FLAC is uncompressed audio but compressed like a zip file, so when it's played it’s decompressed with no loss of quality so in the context of a CD, instead of 320kbs as in mp3 you’ll get 1410kbs.
The differences when played side by side are all there to be heard.
With higher quality transports, they can often make a bigger noticeable difference than Dacs at similar money.
You would never guess where MP3 and FLAC is playing in a blind test.
@@NazimAlizadeif you make a comparison for a minute it is not noticeable. but if you listen to an hour of CD, flac or vinyl music you can get to the end of the album without problems. with an hour of mp3 you get to the end of the album fed up. the "holes" that the mp3 makes to be light are "filled by your brain" and after half an hour you get tired and the music is no longer pleasant.
cd text depends if the cd has it or not.. it does not depends of the cd player... if a player supports cd text, and the cd have cd text, it will display it
You can't go wrong getting the yamaha for around £150 as they both sound very similar. I have a Pioneer PDS703 which is over 30 years old and sounds great to me.
Always look forward to your videos, good stuff 👍
Great review! I don't like Yamaha CD-300, it's an empty box inside! And if there's no difference in sound quality, I wouldn't like to buy Marantz CD6007! Instead I would like to get Denon DCD-900NE and I'd love to see a comparison between those 2 flagmen, but there's none! Thank you for helping me decide between Marantz and Denon! And yes, I think Marantz at last should upgrade how their CD players look! It's boring to look at the same design over decades! Denon looks just amazing!
Can the opening and closing of the trays be operated from the remotes?
Yes.
Marantz for me, better sound and finish I can imagine the Yamaha would get peppered with fingerprints!
Push the boat out & get an Audiolab, I have an aged 8000CD, the CD is read almost instantly of the drawer closing, it includes USB playback via a laptop running the Foobar app clarity of sound it fantastic!
Love the reviews, keep 'em coming👍
I dont like brightness and hate treble.Which of the 2 cd players would u say is more forgiving/easy going/less vibrant/more comfortable and warm?
I really couldn't choose between them. Both sounded identical through all the frequencies.
Agreed but it's not too difficult to cut some of the Highs out.
Does the text display stay on the Yamaha display continuously? Or does it default back to the track number by itself? I'm looking for a Yamaha that will keep the name of the song on the display through the entire song.
It defaults back to the track number.
On Onkyo C-7030 you can choose what to show on its display - Track number, File name, Track name, Folder name or even Artist name and more! I think the same is true for Marantz, in default it back to the track number, but you need to press Info/Display button to choose what you wanna see!
I got the Onkyo DX-C390 open box from Best Buy for $125 with a 4 year geek squad warranty. It has direct digital pass, 128x sampling rate and a very nice Wolfson DAC and it sounds amazing
In Canada the Marantz sells for a whopping 999.00 and the Yamaha 303 sells for 499.00. Big difference in price.l have a Marantz pm 7000n and l would like to purchase the Marantz cd player to match it but l can't justify spending 999.00 for a cd player
That's a shame. There is no way that the CD6007 is a $900 player. Not sure why they are charging so much?
999.00 cdn 699.00 usd
Just stream via your pc through usb. I never try going from a usb flash drive to a cd player anymore. Not enough control. The point of a CD player is to play CDs.
Great review hard to tell would be happy with any both sound good 👍👍
The prices are nowhere close in the US. The Marantz 6007 is $800, the Yamaha is $329.
I have 4 cd players, the stand out is Denon sacd 1600, music on another level . The Cambridge transport is good . The Rotel 1070 is excellent . Onkyo is probably this level, limited text basic functions but sounds good . If budget allows I would go that bit extra for cd play .
Good review , thanks a lot.
Just a quick question , if you don't mind ?.....
Have you had any performance issues with the Yamaha ? I've read quite a few reviews and comments stating that it has a tendency to skip tracks every now and again. I would really appreciate it if you could answer.
Thanks for your time ,mate.
So far, I've had no issues. Mine has worked flawlessly. 👍
@@UTILITARIANTVUK spot on.
Usual great review ,both are good sounding amps ,but the smooth jazz I listen to ,tends to favour the marantz,..personal opinion ,so others might prefer the Yammy ,more Rock orientated,.brighter sound !😉
Im honestly hearing more sound coming from the Yamaha!!
Hello. I listened to the comparison with headphones and saw such a small difference that I am not sure (in favor of Marantz). However, with the after market logitech speakers I heard a small difference, with the yamaha having a slightly more emphasized mid-highs. This impressed me because the Yamaha's dac, Burr Brown is known to be sweetersounding (less bright) than marantz's AKM AK4490 dac!!!What is your explanation? In general, marantz cd players have emphasized mid-highs and treble (to my experience). The same applies to their amplifiers (I listened to the pm6006-CD 6006 with paradigm speakers in a store for 40 minutes at 2018, and I left running...). Very tiring sound.
In my experience, I think that most cd players or amps around the 300 to 600 mark will sound comparable with subtle differences. It comes down to what sound you prefer.
Hi my fellow Welshman , I was wondering weather you could help me with a few things. I have the Marantz CD6007 paired with a Pioneer Integrated Amplifier A-10 with some Wharfdale Dimond 220 speakers. Should my CD player sound best when I have the "Direct" button on the amplifier switched on or off? I get a volume drop and the sound is a lot more treble high. The sound seems to get wider and more balanced when I turn "direct" on the amp off. When am I using The CD players DAC , when " direct " is on or off on the amp? Witch is meant to sound better? Do you think It would be worth me getting the PM6007 ? Also at the moment I'm not using the coaxial input or optical , just running the cables from the Marantz CD player's audio out into the SACD/CD input on my amp... ? Witch way of wiring it up will sound best ? Is OPTICAL/ DIGITAL better? Is The volume drop and less depth of sound when I have "direct" turned on , on my amp the sound of the DAC on the Marantz CD player. So sorry for all the questions , it's just I've spent a while saving to get a good set up for my CD's and Vinyl...I'm getting the CD part done first , but would also be interested in your view on how good the phono stage on the Marantz MP6007 is for the price. Thankyou so much if you can help me. I would also be willing to give you my phone number if it would be easier to speak. Thankyou so much for the great channel , I subbed too 😉
All the direct button does is bypass the tone controls. Sometimes it sounds better, sometime it doesn't, there's no right or wrong here. If it sounds better to you without the direct mode engaged, then keep it off.
I believe that the A-10 is analogue only, meaning, it doesn't have any digital inputs and therefore, no DAC. When connecting to an amplifier with RCA cables, you will be using the DAC in the CD player. When you use a coaxial or optical lead, you are bypassing the internal DAC of the CD player. Which way of wiring depends on the DAC of each component. If you had a PM6007 amp, you probably wouldn't hear a difference between RCA or coaxial. This is because the CD6007 and PM6007 have the same DAC.
The phono stage in the PM6007 is not too bad, however, I would recommend using the money to buy an external phono stage. The Schiit Mani 2 would sound cleaner and punchier than the built in phono stage of the PM6007 and the Pioneer A-10.
@@UTILITARIANTVUK Thankyou so much for taking the time to help me out , it's much appreciated. You've made things a lot clearer for me. I'll stick with the A-10 for my CD player and get the Schiit Mani 2 for my record player 👍
Very nice and detailed review.
Never seen anyone on TH-cam testing out and care about number of folders or USB today..
For me it feels like the 90-ties is tapping on the door and want to come in.
But on the other hand I enjoy playing LPs also and that is a older school than that..😅
Maybe good to know for the fellow audiophiles that most of any sound different (that last ~two percent). Is coming from the builtin DAC..
In other words if you use the same external DAC all of the sonically DIFFERENCE between them should be gone..
Thanks for the video! 🎉
Hello! Thank you for your video! I've brought the cd6006 based on this as I like the ability to easily navigate through folders.
I will be connecting it to a Yamaha rs202d reciever connected to a couple of mission mx3 standers.
What would you say is the next logical step for me in terms of an upgrade in sounds quality? I have a feeling you'll say i need a stronger amplifier? Please recommend what you think would work well.
Many thanks
Are you not happy with the sound?
@@UTILITARIANTVUK thanks for replying. You've made me realise I'm jumping the gun and thinking and the next upgrade without even considering whether I need an upgrade. Thank you
@@DavinderSingh-wv7eh Yes I was wondering. You have a pretty decent system.
I already have the Yamaha S-501, and the CD-S300 is on the way. Also, I have the Yamaha NS- 333 speakers. Thanks to your informative videos. Now, to listen to my collection of CDs. 👍🏼
Does it completely turn off if you press the off button on the cd player?Marantz always stays stand by...
@andreassouth1523 stays stand by. I believe they function equally.
@@carlosfernandez1 Thanks.Are you referring to yamaha or marantz ??
@@andreassouth1523 the Yamaha. Mine is the As-501.
Great vid! Marantz for me 🙂
Its amazing how 30 yr old cd players read disk so much faster and they dont die. My Technics PL555 from 1989 reads disk almost instantly. My Marantz from 2007 is much slower.
It's hard to tell over the Internet but so far I'm into the Denon 9000 ~ If you look closely and bring up the pictures of the insides of both the Yamaha and the Marantz ~ The Marantz looks like it's built better ~ I haven't looked up the Denon yet but will do shortly ~
It's definitely built better but if you use an external DAC, there's no difference in sound quality.
@@UTILITARIANTVUK I don’t think most people use an outboard DAC ~ I certainly don’t also I was living in Japan when Sony introduced the CDP 101 back in the early 80s my first CD player and have also had 3 CD player over the year ~
@@rocksinger45 I use a topping e50 DAC and it's an improvement on the Marantz internal DAC.
@@UTILITARIANTVUK Glad that you can hear the difference ~ Every difference I have heard with a DAC has been so minimal that only my dog could hear it ~ Ha !
@@rocksinger45 good dog! 😄
Through my JBL monitors, I would say the Yamaha had a bit more air at the top end and was cooler sounding, and the Marantz had a touch more weight and warmth. A lot would depend on the amp and speaker pairing and what your personal preferences were, rather than one being better than the other. Personally I liked the Marantz as I like just a slight touch on the warm side rather than cool and lean. Both are great for the money and I would not be unhappy with either of them. I am with you regarding looks, The Yamaha would fit in better with non Yamaha stuff in your HiFi rack.
As if anyone could tell the difference via TH-cam 🤣🤣🤣
@@ngm1237 You tube does mess with the sound quality, however with a decent sound card, amp/powered monitors/headphones you can clearly tell the difference. Through your phone or laptop you wont hear it so depends on how you listen.
@@kevinsheppard6085 Crap
Strange that both units take a while to read the discs. My Marantz CD 63 MK2 reads them instantly and although a pretty old player sounds as good as either of these.
I’m confused by your conclusions. I have a lot of in person experience with both of these players as I demoed them extensively from Crutchfield. It’s not even close, the Marantz trounces the Yammie across the board. Like looking at something through a clear pane of glass vs a pane with smudges.
I've A/B'd them pretty extensively and couldn't hear much of a difference in all my tests. I guess it's subjective but in my opinion the Yamaha holds its own against the Marantz. Did you draw any conclusion from the sound test?
@@UTILITARIANTVUK I ran them both via RCA connection through my Rega amp. Been a few months, but the clarity, rhythm and robustness of the sound (dare I say PRAT?) was far better on the Marantz. The build quality of the Marantz is also very impressive - built like a tank.
As a side note, I also demoed the Onkyo 7030 at the same time and even that sounded better to me than the Yamaha, but not as much as the Marantz.
I didn’t know what DAC it was using at the time, but I should add that I’m not a huge fan of Texas Instrument DACs, so maybe my ears were bias against the sound. LOL
@@Papito_M Normally I'd use an external DAC with my CD players, just using them as a transport. It's way better than either of the built in DACs in the CD players. Thanks for your feedback, good to know other people's thoughts.
@@Papito_M Have to agree with you there, I'm not a fan of Texas instruments. In general, I tend to prefer ESS or AK DACs.
Play a lot of jazz,and funky bass ...Marantz definitely a better listen in this genre, suppose it depends on the speakers,the Wharfdale floorstanders I'm using ,give a great bass response....individual choice .
Hi guys, I'll take advantage of the site to express a need.
I'll start by mentioning what I have at the moment so it's easier to help me. I have an AT-LP120XUSB Turntable, Speakers Edifier S1000 MKII.
My need is basically to have a device no more than $400 US that allows me to listen to my CDs taking advantage of the speakers I have for now which are pre-amplified (active). Surely later I will choose to upgrade to passive speakers. Likewise, I want one that is versatile as much as possible, that is, that allows active and passive speakers to be directly connected to the device, I'd like also and
less important one with a USB input (for digital files in which the artists stopped releasing the disc) even more so, this being not more relevant that I can connect my turntable, however, this hobby being so expensive, I think I will take some time to get some passive ones. Assuming that this does not make sense or is not possible, the truth is that I do not have extensive knowledge. What solution do you offer me to take advantage of the current speakers and play my CDs.
I will list the options I have filtered.
1) Yamaha CD-S303 $380 US. Reading and listening to reviews, it seems that for its features it has an inflated price (I don't know that). 2) Denon Bluetooth Receiver RCD-N10 $400 US. This has many attractive features, but my focus is not on the Wireless features and streaming. So this being the one that attracts me the most, if you know of one with a similar one but that DOES NOT have Bluetooth and Streaming, it would be much better because it would save me money. 3) Marantz CD6007 $600. But it is out of my budget, since it is possible that it does not exceed $400. 4) Denon DCD-900NE $500. Do you have a better suggestion for what I'm looking for and what I'm counting on? Thank you so much.
Different amp, different sound? Marantz amp might have made a difference? Variables one cannot rule out.
Someone said that the marantz cd 6007 does not have an eject button on the remote control. So you have to bend down twice! The yamaha has it on the remote control. Also, the marantz is always on stand by, even when you have pressed the off button. So you have to you unplug it!!
CD 6007 remote has the eject button under the CD button, top left of the remote.
Find a Yamy S-300 and NOT its 303 replacement (not a Marantz or Denon either). You thus retain 📱 iPod compatibility (which is labeled as such above the iPod/USB socket. Find an old iPod 📱 or iPhone 📲 with as much internal memory as you can (not an iPad, draws too much current), and there you have a digital server/streamer with wired multiroom capability. Hook up the apple device, press CD/USB on the device or the remote, and you get a CD and a 2-lane transport to three different systems at a time. Analog output runs to my Integrated amp in the living, s/p-dif coax to an high-end DAC/Headphone Amp hooked up to monitors on my desktop, and Tosllink to my bedroom further away to a dirt chip SMSL DA-9. I can thus play my 💿, and stream music from Qobuz, Deezer etc, as well as internet radios or just about any app making a sound, instead of relying on HEOS, MuiscCast or BlueOs. No endless waiting for proprietary « connect » apps or Hi-Fi brand firmware/apps end of support, no noticeable latency issue, not even a need for WiFi if you share a connection with another phone of your choice or any 3g/4g/5g system. And get an extra one in case your CD-S300 gets broken (or look for similar « made for iPhone /iPod/iPad » gear. And you can even use transport functions from the remote to play/pause/play next/previous track on your app.
Judging from your demonstration, I couldn’t hear a difference. Therefore, I’ll choose the cheaper unit.
Which has better soundstage?
Both as good as each other in my listening room.
Now there is Yamaha CD-S303 out there, but cannot see the difference. According to the price (370 eur), Yamaha is the winner. You will have to pay much more to get the model that looks so good and sounds so good by other brands.
I'd go with the Yamaha and will likely buy to replace my nearly 20+ years Sony CDP-XE300.
Marantz has very slight bass/warmer sounding than Yamaha. Prefer Yamaha's ever so slightly clear audio.
Go for the cheapest one. Which one?
Ok I got a 303 and using as a transport to a Bryston BDA1. The DH labs d750 cable about as much as the player. My review is you cant beat Yamaha period. The dac in the yamaha while not equal.to the Bryston is darn good. Plays my cdrs nicely. Marantz at way more money uh no.
super 👌 👌
Honestly I would like a discussion about quality and pride.
Comparing a Chinese product against a Vietnamese product ... WTF.
People buy these things and complain a lot about how they are dead on arrival, they skip, they stop working in a very short time, etc. Nobody seems to care.
30 years ago in the 90s CD players were built to last.
Now you pay a lot of money for flimsy, low quality products.
Even the information about the products is misleading.
Buying a CD player nowadays is more expensive than buying a LP turntable.
People ends up buying a DVD player and use it to play CDs even knowing it won't last for the same reasons described above.
Most CDs are not coded with CD text.
Marantz!!!
The predecessor, Marantz CD6006, displayed text!
Yamaha has a little brighter sound.
Man, you have all kinds of sounds as effects on the video and these sounds are way too loud and I listen in headphones. I get the right volume to hear your voice but then between the chapters you put those sound effects and you hurt my ears. Please turn off the volume of the effects or even get rid of them. Thank you!
I'll bear that in mind in future, for people with sensitive ears. 😄
Yamaha is very very slightly brighter but let down for me is the rubbish display for Flac drive - big differences can made with speaker / amp-choices so preference is really subjective to users taste and ears…🤔
I much preffer the Marantz 6007.
I much prefer the Rotel CD11 Tribute.
In my country Marantz 548 euro,yamaha 361euro.Almost 200 eyros cheaper the yamaha!
Yamaha wins!
You really think people can play a low res Y.T feed and hear the difference between 2 closely matched CD players being played in your living room?!
Really!??
It's hard enough live in the room if they're close, but leaving the decision to people to decide via a totally unreliable medium on totally different set ups?
Anyone thinking they can accurately tell the difference in this way is full of 💩, as is anyone suggesting they could or should!
I've used an unreliable medium before. She told me I'd be a millionaire by 2022!
Great video~ Yamaha's sound is clean. Marantz sound is warm and bright. I think Yamaha clean CD output is better , because you can tune the sound with amp or Speaker. If your amp or speaker is warm style , Marantz sound is too warm at final
Warm and bright. Those are completely contradicting. You have no idea what you’re talking about
Уamaha is better, sounds more natural, Marantz is hiding a lot of sounds.
Don't bullshit, all CD players sound absolutely the same, even DVD players would sound 100% same! You are a marketing victim.
If you are gonna play music through a usb drive why in the hell would you buy a $800 cd player???? 😅
I mean it’s the same in theory as a cd…you pass digital audio signals through a DAC and amplifier to drive high fidelity speakers
Because of the quality of the DACs and the output stage of the player, maybe?
You want the DAC
Very very close, hard to say.
your system is not reviling. at home I have 30 cd players can tell a big difference be twine every one using 6 bose 901s at 2400 watts but at a low nice sound output
There will be a difference due to the different sound signatures of the internal DACs. In my experience, when I've used an external DAC, there's little to no difference in sound.
Marantz has 3yr warranty. Yamaha is 2.
Yamaha... !
Marantz > Yamaha
Lol there is no difference.