Marantz CD-67 (mid-1990s)

Not much is documented about the Marantz CD-67 beyond its specification sheets and scattered forum posts. It was a mid-1990s CD player in the Marantz range of the time. No production years or original retail price have surfaced.

What is known with reasonable confidence: the CD-67 used a current-output DAC with 8× oversampling and an LD1040 digital filter. It played CD, CD-R, and CD-RW discs, and offered both coaxial and Toslink digital outputs alongside a pair of RCA analog outputs and a 6.3mm headphone jack rated at 300mV into ≤200Ω. The specification sheet lists frequency response of 10Hz–20kHz ±0.5dB, S/N of 100dB, dynamic range of 98dB, and THD of 0.0015% at 1kHz. Power consumption was 16W, dimensions were 430 × 84 × 295mm, and it weighed 4.9kg.

The loading mechanism is only indirectly confirmed. A forum thread title references the "CD67 vertical loader," and one enthusiast called it a "very nice early-mid nineties player" with a distinctive vertical loading mechanism that has a reputation for issues - though fewer than earlier Marantz models like the CD-72. The same poster noted the vertical transport can go stiff or fail, often fixed with a belt change or lubrication. Repair parts are said to be available from Marantz or as third-party belt kits. These are forum claims, not manufacturer documentation.

Several things are missing from the record: any period magazine review of the CD-67 specifically, any description of its sound quality beyond the single forum comment above, and any explicit DAC chip model number. A period review used the CD-67 as a source component in a high-end system, noting the setup was fast and responsive Valve (p.20). The review also mentioned that the system did not lack bass punch, though highs seemed slightly suppressed Valve (p.20). The Archive has no confirmed details on the CD-67 II or CD-67SE variants. Sources reference only the CD-67, and this page does not conflate them.