Marantz CC4003 5 Disc CD Player

Marantz CC4003 5 Disc CD Player

If you want the playback flexibility of a carousel changer, the playback quality of a Marantz single-disc player, and all the features that make a unit extraordinarily easy to integrate into a custom-installed system, look no further. The new Marantz CC4003 5 disc cd player answers all your needs.

Behind the Marantz CC4003’s new sculptured front panel lies a 5 disc CD player carousel mechanism and a host of features that make this player ideal for long-term use as a single player in a home system or part of a “whole house” system where multiple zones reproduce individually selected playlists. Indeed, the CC4003 – either alone or in multiples – is perfectly suited for these roles.

Beginning with the front panel, you’ll notice immediately that the CC4003 has the same curved look that distinguishes all current Marantz products. Elegant and simple, the CC4003 augments any décor while the metal + resin composite adds strength.

The Marantz CC4003 adds WMA file playback to its predecessor’s MP3 capability. So your CD-Rs and CD-RWs will play without incident. Programming capability is extended to 50 tracks for additional flexibility. And fixed-speed forward and reverse scan makes it easier to find your favorite track.

Whatever CD you choose to play, the CC4003 employs a high performance Cirrus Logic stereo D/A converter. The same converter used in some Super Audio CD players, the CS4392 produces a rich, lifelike soundfield that’s far more convincing than the anemic reproduction from so-called competitive units.

Even though the CC4003 is a “carousel” cd changer, you can access any disc by pushing buttons on the front panel or remote controller. For even more convenience, you can replace up to three discs while one is playing.

A headphone jack with independent volume control means you can enjoy private listening any time without disturbing other household members or your neighbors even when you want to “rock your head”.

In addition to gold-plated analog outputs, you’ll find both coaxial and optical digital outputs so you can add the CC4003 to any system.

And integration into any system is easy, too. First, there’s a bi-directional RS-232C connector so you can use a touch-screen system controller if you’re so inclined. And there are RC-5 input and output jacks and an IR flasher input, in addition to a detachable AC cord. All in all, the CC4003 is ideally suited for the small spaces common to custom installations.

Thinking of using more than one CC4003 in the same system? No problems there as you can set each one (up to five) to respond to a specific set of command codes so you can control each one individually. As for mounting a CC4003 in an equipment rack, simply choose the available RMK4003CC rack-mount kit.

So get ready to enjoy the convenience of a 5 disc cd player or several of them – and the sound quality of a Marantz. After all, that IS why you’re looking at Marantz, isn’t it?

Key Features

• Sophisticated New Aluminum/reinforced resin front panel
  
• MP3/WMA CD-R/RW Disc available
  
• Cirrus Logic CS4392 Super Audio CD Grade D/A Converter
  
• Dual Direct Disc Access Key on Front and Remote
  
• Coaxial and Optical Dual Digital Outputs
  
• Gold Plated Analog Audio Outputs
  
• Headphone Output with Volume Level
  
• Bi-directional RS-232C Terminal for Custom Installation
  
• IR Flasher Input
  
• Marantz D-Bus (RC-5) Remote In/Out
  
• Wake up (Power on) by Open/Close or Play Key
  
• 5 IR Code Set
  
• Detachable Power Cord
  
• <16" Depth Chassis

CC4003-Manual.pdf

CC4003-Brochure.pdf

Marantz History

Saul Marantz founded the company that bore his name in the early 1950s to build high fidelity components. Working with such audio engineers as Sidney Smith and Richard Sequerra, Marantz constructed a series of vacuum-tube components that became yardsticks for the hi-fi industry. With the advent of transistor technology in the early 1960s, Marantz and his associates developed the landmark Model 18 receiver, the first example of a receiver combined with a preamplifier, power amplifier and tuner in one box. In 1964, he sold the company to Superscope, but remained with Marantz as president until 1968.

To continue the story, it is necessary to back track a bit, as it relates to Marantz' acquisition by Superscope. The Standard Radio Corporation was established in Setagaya, Tokyo, Japan in 1953 manufacturing portable radios. In 1959 the company started manufacturing tape recorders. A new factory was built in Sagamihara, Kanagawa, Japan in 1959 and this became the company's headquarters. In 1962 the company started manufacturing phonographs. With the acquisition of Marantz by Superscope in 1964, manufacturing of Marantz components gradually shifted to Japan, but design engineering remained in America for the time being.

In 1971, Standard Radio Corporation received third-party capitalization from Superscope of the U.S.A. In March of 1975, SRC changed its name to Marantz Japan, Inc. Superscope of the U.S.A. sold its shares of Marantz Japan to Philips of the Netherlands in 1980. Marantz manufactured its first Compact Disc player starting in 1982. Much if the Philips European design engineering made its way into the Marantz line of products, and the Marantz compact disc was one of the first proofs of this. Numerous improvements were made to the Sagamihara factory in the late 1980s. The magnificent PM-94 and PM-84 were manufactured at this time. These were a distinct break with the Philips-influenced integrated amplifiers of the mid-1980s, and a successful attempt at recapturing the legendary design and engineering that Marantz had become famous for.

In the late 1990s, Marantz reissued the legendary Model 7, 8 and 9 tube components and these were eagerly scooped up by audiophile collectors. These components were, in fact, engineered and manufactured by hand by the Valve Amplification Company of Durham, North Carolina. ( VAC is now located in Florida).

Then, in May of 2001, Marantz Japan, Inc. acquired the Marantz brand and its business in Europe and the USA from Philips. The company established Marantz divisions in the Netherlands, Germany, France and England. Marantz America, Inc. was organized in Los Angeles; the American division of Marantz had been headquartered in California for years. However, the offices were later moved to Itasca, Illinois. In 2002, Marantz merged with Denon and established a joint holding company, D & M Holdings, Inc. The Marantz and Denon product lines will remain separate and distinct.