


The high-frequency signal produced is processed by the unique MMM-Conversion stage, used in place of a conventional DAC, to produce the analogue output. PCM signals are up-converted to DSD at 11.2MHz using the proprietary MMM-Stream converter within the player. Marantz Musical Mastering is at the heart of digital audio in the SA-12SE lies DSD. Dedicated headphone amplifier with all-discrete construction featuring HDAM-SA2.Power supply using toroidal transformer.Isolation of USB and digital inputs to block noise from connected sources.Asynchronous USB input for hi-res audio up to PCM/DXD 384kHz/32bit and DSD11.2MHz.Playback of SACD/CD playback and of compilations on CD-ROM and DVD-ROM (audio).In-house developed Marantz SACD/CD mechanism “SACDM-3” designed purely for audio.High quality analogue output stage with Marantz HDAM-SA3 technology and low impedance output.Custom-designed 1-bit direct “MMM–Conversion” from DSD to analogue.Innovative Marantz Musical Mastering “MMM-Stream” up-sampling to DSD and filtering.Engineered and extensively tuned by a team drawing on more than 35 years of Marantz expertise in CD players.The reason is simple, and central to everything Marantz does - because music matters. The Marantz engineering team created this player to deliver the kind of sound able to bring you closer than ever to your favourite music. The Marantz Musical Mastering Stream transforms all PCM file formats to DSD format, using advanced filtering and proprietary processing before the Marantz Musical Mastering Conversion converts the 1-bit data stream directly into an analogue signal without the use of a conventional D/A converter. It also has an asynchronous USB input, able to handle formats all the way up to PCM/DXD 384kHz/32bit and DSD11.2MHz A disc mechanism built purely for audio, the “SACDM-3” is able to play SACDs, CDs, and compilations on CD-ROM or DVD-ROM. Marantz Musical Mastering technology defines new standards in the digital and analogue audio processing. Drawing on the development process for the flagship SA-10, and designed by the same team, the SA-12 Special Edition was created to celebrate the love of music and exalt the mastery and emotion of music. In the following years, Marantz became well known as the CD-Player specialist. Marantz was in at the start of CD, launching its first player - the original CD-63 - in 1982.
