I like the design of these modern Marantz products, and that also goes for the CD 60, available in either black or a rather nice silver/grey. Linear PSU feeds transport mech, USB input and digital processing PCB, main audio board with ES9016K2M DAC and discrete HDAM op-amps and discrete headphone amp However, while the CD 60 is aimed at 40n owners who might be tempted to dust off their neglected CD collections, this player is sufficiently universal to combine with whatever amplifier tickles your fancy. Sporting the same new design, the CD 60 complements those amplifiers released in 20 and, in all likelihood, new models down the road. The latter retails for a little over £2000, so Marantz is releasing the more accessible CD 60 to ensure everyone who bought one of its latest integrateds has a silver disc spinner to accompany it. Three of these 'next-generation' separates have set the scene – the Model 30 amplifier and SACD 30n network disc player and Model 40n streaming amplifier. Recent product launches suggest that Marantz is on a path of stylistic reinvention, embracing a new design language which combines a modern visage while also harking back to historic products. We're not going to talk about the entry-level Denon DCD-900NE here, but about the still very affordable £749 Marantz CD 60. Sound United, owner of the Marantz and Denon brands among others, concurs, which is why it's launching not one but two CD spinners in 2022. Until audio hipsters cotton on to the trend, of course.

Is there really a CD revival on the horizon? Rolling Stone magazine kicked off the year bristling with optimism about the return of the Compact Disc but, behind the hype, there's little dispute that this physical format offers great lossless fidelity and costs next to nothing secondhand. Just as Marantz's 40n integrated takes its design cues from models of yesteryear, the partnering CD 60 player confirms the brand's commitment to the 'legacy' silver disc

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