Just as the 1960s experienced a revolution in pop music, Marantz's situation also changed. Financial difficulties caused by the high development costs of the Model 10 eventually forced Saul B. Marantz to sell the company to Superscope Corporation, although he remained Superscope's general manager in 1964. A few years later he resigned from Super Vision, and the so-called "Old Marantz" era, the golden age of vacuum tube amplifiers, came to an end. Saul B. Marantz passed away in 1997 at the age of 86. It was a sad moment for audiophiles around the world. In an article titled "In 1997, America Remarkable", Associated Press reporter Pauly Anderson "Death" report included the name of Saul B. Marantz.
After taking over the company, Supervision's president Joseph Tushinsky planned to expand the business and make Marantz a general audio equipment manufacturer. He began seeking help from Japanese manufacturers. An experimental product was developed by the Standard Radio Corporation of Japan, and the Model 25 stereo module amplifier was launched in 1966, followed by the lower-cost Model 22 and Model 28.
Until the mid-1970s, Marantz continued to produce excellent high-end and mid-range Hi-Fi products. But in the latter part of this decade, the company suffered from increasingly fierce market competition. Finally in 1980, Super Vision sold Marantz's brand, agency rights and all overseas assets (except the United States and Canada) to the Dutch consumer electronics giant Royal Philips Electronics. UltraVision continued to own the Marantz brand's low-priced product markets in the United States and Canada until Philips acquired full North American ownership and agency rights in 1992.
Enter the field of digital audio
Marantz controlled by Philips is the third stage in the history of Marantz. During this period, Marantz gradually transitioned from pure analog audio to digital Production of audio products. In 1982, Marantz launched the first CD player CD-63. Due to its affordable price and outstanding sound, CD-63 has been welcomed by the majority of audio fans. Later, it developed a series of improved versions such as 63SE, 63MKⅡ, 63 MKⅡ KI, etc. Become an evergreen tree among CD players. Philips has been in charge of Marantz for 19 years and has injected advanced digital audio technology into Marantz, such as the famous DAC7 decoding chip, excellent and reliable CD player movements such as CDM-1 to CDM-9 and CDM12, all of which have been used in Marantz. On the taxi’s CD player. Marantz combines Philips' advanced technology with its own analog circuit technology to launch a series of excellent CD players, such as CD-15, CD-17, and CD-14, which are all popular products among audio fans. Other famous products in the digital field include the digital processing amplifier DPM-7 in 1985, the CD recorder CDR-1 in 1991, and the SA-1 Super Audio CD player in 1999.
If the products of the late 1970s somewhat diluted Marantz's brand image, then in the next decade, Marantz restored its honor and status among high-end audio equipment manufacturers. Milestone products include the PM-6a pre-main amplifier released in 1981, the current feedback SC-5/SM-5 split pre- and post-amplifier that won the C.O.T.Y. Award in 1994, etc. Innovations are back, such as the development of the HDAM amplification module, which further solidifies Marantz's profile in premium audio. The 1995 tube amplifier Project T-1 uses vacuum tube rectification and a pure Class A non-negative feedback design. The input stage is amplified with 300B, and the output stage uses an 845 large power triode with an output power of 50W. The price of the T-1 is as high as 5 million yen, allowing Marantz to return to the throne of vacuum tube amplifiers.
In response to the strong requests of many enthusiasts, Marantz has also re-produced three classic inscription machines, Model 7, 8B, and 9. The circuits, materials and welding methods are as identical as possible to those of more than 30 years ago. The difference is the requirements for components. Tighter than in the past.