Clearaudio Virtuoso Ebony Wood Cartridge, High-Density Chassis and Platter, and Clever Clamp Come Standard on the Award-Winning Marantz TT-15S1 Turntable
A winner of an Editors' Choice Award from The Absolute Sound and a Stereophile Recommended Product, Marantz slays the competition with the TT-15S1 turntable. Designed by Marantz and built by Clearaudio, TT-15S1 is a contoured acrylic table outfitted with an outboard motor, a thick inert acrylic platter on an inverted bearing, special anti-resonance isolation feet, and a sophisticated tonearm with an anodized aluminum armwand.
Yet what makes this analog package an even better value is the inclusion of the fantastic Clearaudio Virtuoso Ebony cartridge ($1,200 value). Backed by our Satisfaction Guarantee, TT-15S1 offers sound quality on par with 'tables that cost twice its price.
"The TT-15S1 has an attractive, jewel-like appearance that's pleasing to the touch. It also proved to be a more than competent performer, quiet and surprisingly well damped. The real star of the show is the supplied Clearaudio Virtuoso Wood Ebony cartridge (output 3.3mV), which gives the TT-15 a startlingly full, coherent, dynamic sound. The cartridges overall tonal picture was remarkably coherent from top to bottom."
—Michael Fremer, Stereophile, Recommended Product
"The Marantz combo is a lot closer to more expensive ensembles than one might expect – everything is well executed and remarkably so at the price. The [TT-15] is outstanding, nearly unique even, in its ease and accuracy of setup. This system is clean-tracking, low in distortion, detailed, low in noise and high in resolution, pitch stable, and musically agreeable."
—Robert E. Greene, The Absolute Sound, Editors' Choice Award Winner
- Low-Resonance High-Density Acrylic Chassis and Platter
- Floating Motor Mount Construction
- Non-Servo Controlled Type AC Motor
- Belt Drive System with Endless Silicon Belt
- Anodized Aluminum Straight Type Tone Arm
- Magnetic Type Anti-Skating Mechanism
- Fine Adjustable Counter Weight
- Solid Aluminum 3 points Support Feet
- Ebony Base High Quality MM Cartridge
- "Clever Clamp" by Souther Engineering
Rated output: 3.6mV/1kHz
Frequency range: 20Hz – 20kHz
S/N ratio: 80 dB
S/N MM/MC: 80dB
Channel separation: >30dB
Detachable Power Cable
Color: Transparent White
Platter height: 1.2"
Power Consumption: 5W
Dimensions (WHD): 16.5" x 5.4" x 14.2"
Weight: 19.6 lbs.