Thanks Hans another great report, John from NY

A very favourable review of this modest amp. Thanks Hans.

Bought one based on your review among a few others. Thanks for doing such a thorough job on this one, as it’s slim pickings otherwise in terms of reviews out there! And you certainly weren’t lying. I’ve been running it in for some six hours now and got hints of where this was going from the first second. Beautiful amp and digging deep enough that I won’t be needing a subwoofer in my space. Hartelijk dank!

Wow! What a positive review of this amplifier. Surprising and delightful. This and the 50n (pending your review) may make a marvelous upgrade to my current system. A little over my allotted budget but the significant improvements may be worth the hit to my bank account.

Nice explanation of the internals!

Great review of a beautiful amp

Very good review - thanks for the insights!

Hans, this is a great review! Thank you. We have entered a new generation of amplifiers in the middle price range, and they are truly rivaling the hi end. Maybe a new frontier of hi end will arrive too.

Bob's your uncle, nice. Great review. Always been a fan of Marantz

Thank you for the video.

What a fantastic review and great format. Thank you!

Nice as usual! If not the depth dimension I would consider this apparatus, but I’m limited by 32 cm.

Thanks!

Bought one! It looks, feels and sounds very nice! I really appreciated you showing the interior, especially the effort on the phono stage. I didn't want the 40n or 30n because streaming apps will become obsolete. It would be nice to own this beast of an amplifier for 15 or 20 years or longer, and it would have been perfectly relevant 50 years ago. But in 10 years would HEOS still work, and could you get a compatible phone to control it?

Thanks

I was looking at the PM8006, and it sounds like I should be looking at this unit according to your review🤔🤔

Dear Hans, I leave this comment knowing that I'm writing off the topic of this video, but as it's the latest video uploaded, I thought the chances were higher for your reply. I'm an audio engineer and a studio guy, I use a pci audio interface and a pc for daily music production. I'm aware of how clean power supplies can be beneficial in audio quality, There are some solutions for usb interfaces as you have been mentioning in your previous videos, I wonder if there are practical solutions to improve a studio setup which is usually more complicated than a listening setup. Thank you for your wonderful channel, and thanks for sharing your priceless experience and knowledge.

Great review, as usual. Now I am connecting my Eversolo DMP-A6 directly to my power amp (NAD C275bee). Do you think it would be an improvement to connect the DMP A6 to a Marantz Model 50 (which I do not own)? Thanks

...the Model 50 is a slight update (but upgrade?) of the truly fantastic PM8006, which was available for a bit less. If you can get it still, why not? Both are pure analog units And have excellent phono stages.

My music listening is an Eversolo DMP-A6 into a Denafrips Aeres II into a Yamaha RX-750 AVR in Pure Direct mode for stereo listening with Q Acoustics Concept 50 speakers. What would be your recommendation for the next upgrade on this system? Thanks for any help.

Thanks for the great review Hans. Curious, do you know if the Marantz Model 50 uses standard junction transistors or MOSFET type for output stage?

Fantastic, but to pair with an Eversolo DMP-A6 ME, I believe a power amp is a wiser choice since I don’t pay for a preamp twice. Maybe the preamp section in this is superior to that in DMP-A6 ME at least?

I have the Marantz PM8006 and the internals seem kind of similar, I wonder how much of a difference in sound quality between them? Thanks for sharing your opinion and years of expertise with us Sir.

Based on Marantz (Canada), viewer's might want to know this detail. Q: How does the sound of the MODEL 50 compares to the sound of the MODEL 40n given the same source? A: (Marantz Response) We haven't designed the two integrated amplifiers to have different sonic characteristics from each other necessarily. The only difference you might hear between the two (depending on the speakers being used) is the Model 40n's ability to drive a wider range of speaker load, as it has a more advanced power amplifier stage. What this means is, if your speakers have an easy load, you are unlikely to hear a difference between the Model 40n and the Model 50. If you have speakers with a more challenging load, the Model 40n is better equipped to handle such speaker demands, providing a fuller, more open sonic delivery - especially with livelier source content. So for those who don't need a CD player and consider saving a considerable amount of money.

Hello. I have the following question which might not be much related with this video but i would appreciate if you answer me. So the question is may i use a preamp's balanced (XLR) and unbalanced(RCA) outputs simultaneously to provide signal to two different amplifiers considering that balanced output will go to a power amplifier(bass section) and the unbalanced will go to an integrated amp(mids and highs). I want to make a bi-amping for my speakers in order to achieve more power, but i don't know if it is safe for the preamp and if this double preamplification wouldn't cause audible signal delay in mid and high section. Or i better use the balanced and unbalanced outputs of the cd player simultaneously but in such case is there any hazard for the cd player?🤔

How would this compare to yamaha as-1200? I am currently shopping for integrated amp.

Considering this amp as a pair for Dali Rubicon 6. Is it enough for these speakers? I like Marantz sound signature (I own pm6006 with Oberon 5), so Marantz should be a prior option i think

Love this review!!! If I have a nice chord dac am I better at going with the 50 rather than the 40n? heard the 40n dac is just okay

hi Hans , can these have enough power my Focal Aria 926 ? my music is jazz and edm . also are these HI-CURRENT amplifier? thanks and more power

Hello Hans, in respect of sound ,this amp vs model30?

Hello Hans, great video as usual...!!! There's one thing to add to your final comments, that is that the ARCAM SA30 is now heavily discounted in price ($1,980 USD). Which makes it very attractive. Any thoughts on that matter?

Would the B&W 606s2 speakers play well with this amp?

Will the ARIA 936 loudspeakers be too large for this amplifier?

perhaps Marantz has got its magic back after 50 years tough competition at that price point

The standby pwr supply looks very linear to me. Not an SMPS.

Hi Hans thank you again for another great review. When you mention that the speaker pairing should be more budget conscious, than the ones on your setup 2, what are your top 3 suggestions regarding pairing with this amp?

It's not a balanced output, so what's the push pull config doing there?

Hi Hans great review. I've just returned the PM12SE due to it not sounding as good as my PM50 from 1991! Is this one likely to be better than my PM50? I believe it may have been due to the PM12SE being a D Class.....also will this Model 50 run my Monitor Audio Silver 500's 7th Gen?

CD60 Vs CD50 for CD only? I mean CDs can sounds better on the 60?

I think you confused your "A" and "B" speaker inputs?