All Articles Tagged Marantz

CE Pro Editors | 01/10 07:16 AM, 0 Comments

BrandSource buying group reported its best Black Friday promotion ever as a result of new incentives and options offered through its Expert Warehouse II initiative, which adds more than 8,000 SKUs in multiple categories and offers members efficiency in logistics, warehousing, shipping and billing. The integration of Expert Warehouse II and its wider assortment of solutions and brands are designed to help members drive store traffic, boost sales and augment planned purchases with “rent to own” options. New categories include laptops, tablets, headphones, and iPod docks as well as IT-networking… View this story

Julie Jacobson | 09/02 09:39 AM, 6 Comments

D&M Holdings has gone through more organizational changes in the past couple of years than any other CE manufacturer, it seems. Now Phil Cohn, former SVP sales and marketing, is leaving the company. The departure comes just one month after the resignation of Bob Weissburg, former president of D&M Holdings Sales & Marketing. Stephen Baker, a 27-year D&M veteran who once served as president of Denon USA, left the company in April. He just announced he was joining relative newcomer Olive Media, developer of high-performance digital audio servers. Meanwhile, Kevin… View this story

CE Pro Editors | 08/26 01:54 PM, 0 Comments

Morris Tait Associates, a manufacturer’s representative firm serving Southern California, Las Vegas and Arizona, announces the addition of two seasoned and respected industry sales representatives. John MacDonald and Scott Wallis have joined the rep firm to serve Southern California and Arizona respectively. The expansion enables the firm to have local representation in both Arizona and California at all times. Bill Grover, president of Morris Tait Associates, says the expansion is designed to help integrators "embrace new categories" of products. At the same time, the company has implemented several outreach initiatives… View this story

Grant Clauser | 06/23 11:46 AM, 1 Comment

Marantz has launched two home theater receivers featuring high power output, plenty of advanced inputs, Internet content options and Apple AirPlay compatibility. The 110 watt-per-channel SR6006 ($1,1999) includes seven HDMI v1.4a inputs. The receiver is DLNA v1.5 certified for accessing content from other DLNA drives and devices, includes front USB ports and built-in streaming for services including Pandora, Rhapsody, Napster, Flickr and Internet radio stations. It also includes an HD Radio tuner (in addition to standard AM and FM). The SR6006 includes three zones for multiroom audio use, while the… View this story

Robert Archer | 06/23 05:46 AM,

Marantz holds a unique place in the world of home A/V in that its been able to maintain its legacy of providing affordable, high-performing products while keeping pace with the market's ever-changing technological landscape. Recently the company announced two new A/V receivers: the SR5006 and SR6006. Focusing on the SR6006, the receiver offers plenty of power with a rating of 110 watts per channel, but just as important as the ability to drive a multichannel speaker system are the rest of the receiver's options. Highlighting some of the receiver's options… View this story

Jason Knott | 03/14 01:21 PM, 1 Comment

D&M Holdings' factory in Shirakawa, Japan, is closed at least until Wednesday, March 16, due to heavy damage sustained last week from the devastating 9.0 quake. A statement from D&M Holdings, Inc. North American president Bob Weissburg, says: "Because the facility sustained some damage, it will remain closed through Wednesday, March 16. During this time we will obtain a more complete picture of the damage, put response plans in place and have physical inspections conducted to verify the facility can be re-opened safely. The Shirakawa area is experiencing significant infrastructure… View this story

Robert Archer | 10/11 07:06 AM, 5 Comments

Denon Electronics and Marantz America announce they will each offer Apple's AirPlay music streaming capability via upgrades to nine network-capable audio/video components in their product lineups. The upgrade will allow users to stream music from their iTunes libraries to AirPlay-updated Denon and Marantz components. Denon and Marantz are expected to launch the $49 upgrade on Nov. 25 through their websites. Denon will offer the upgrade on the following products:AVR-4311CI (SRP: $1,999)AVR-3311CI (SRP: $1,199)AVR-991 (SRP: $999)100th Anniversary Product Collection Model AVR-A100 (SRP: $2,499)N7 Networked CD Receiver and 2.0 Channel Speaker System,… View this story

Robert Archer | 07/22 08:27 AM, 0 Comments

The Marantz UD5005 Universal Blu-ray Player will ship for $500 in August, featuring playback of CDs, DVDs, DVD-Audio (DVD-A), Super Audio CD (SACDs) and Blu-ray discs. With a history of building some of the best gear in consumer electronics, Marantz America is entering a new product category with the announcement of its new 3D-ready Blu-ray players. The newly introduced UD5005 and UD7005 will replace the existing BD5004 and BD7004 disc players and they will be available in August and September for $500 and $900, respectively. Marantz says the players offer… View this story

Julie Jacobson | 04/07 12:59 PM, 0 Comments

Earlier today D&M Holdings announced it would discontinue two of its franchises, Escient and Snell, to focus on its core A/V brands: Denon, Marantz, McIntosh and Boston Acoustics. We spoke with D&M Holdings NA president Bob Weissburg about the decision to drop Escient, a pioneer in media management. He says D&M “agonized” over the decision to discontinue the brand, but in the end it made more sense to keep the engineering but lose the products. “As a standalone business, it’s tough,” he says, “but if you take the good stuff… View this story