Marantz CD6007 CD Player

This is the best CD player I have ever owned. It has a warm, lush sound and works beautifully. It is well made and solid and lives up to the Marantz brand. For the money, I don’t think anyone could go wrong; get one.

This is my second Marantz CD 6007. Dispute very favorable online reviews, the first one purchased from another site failed after a week of increasingly frequent failure to read any discs. I discussed alternative CD players with BH technicians, who assured me that it was their recommendation in that price range and they had had few problems with it. This one is working perfectly and sounds better than the Teac I previously owned, and which also had fatal disc reading problems.

I’ve had this player for a couple weeks, after searching for a high quality, simple, and single cd player for over a month. Most units that were from some of the best manufactures had features, and price tags, way higher than I was willing to pay. Just remodeled my office, and it is now an imaging and guitar room. The only place I can find some peace and quiet. This Marantz CD player is perfect. Silent transport, simple controls, unimposing LED panel, exceptional build, and quality components. But the very best is a sound fidelity that cleans away the tinny, harsh treble inherent in cds, at lower power settings and especially on earlier production cds. I know, many of older cds are currently being reproduced with higher quality equipment. But mated with my new Marantz 60n, that beautiful vintage sound and warmth is reproduced and many small scratches on my old cds are not as noticeable as in other players I have had. I have not had one cd skip to this date. Combined with a remote that will also operate my amp, some nice JBL speakers and subwoofer, and a USB A port on the front! I really couldn’t want any more at this price in a cd player. The player is getting more use than my guitars.

I purchased the 6007 about a month ago as a replacement for a different CD player still in use. Only a few minutes elapsed between a last playback on the old equipment and my first experience with the Marantz. The difference far exceeded anything I had expected from making this simple change. The sound stage experience is impressive, with greater depth, width, and differentiation between channels, while also lending a 3-D sense to the music. Sound quality is much warmer, resonant, and rounder — truly satisfying. Especially important is that the timbre of the various instruments and voices is clearly differentiated. One can hear performers draw a breath or pluck a string. And performance at the highest and lowest frequencies is excellent, not shrill or muddy.

As a lover of music ranging from rock/folk/jazz to orchestral, opera, and early music this kind of sonic versatility is paramount. The listener is treated to the illusion of sitting near the musicians rather than in front of some speakers. This is one of the best purchases I have ever made.