Marantz CD5000 (2000)
The Marantz CD5000 is a Century Series CD player released in March 2000 at ¥30,000. It came in titanium gold or black. Marantz positioned it as the high-sound-quality model of the series, with a bit-stream DAC, a digital servo, and CD-RW playback support. The front panel has a CDTEXT display. Functions are edit, peak search, shuffle, program (up to 30 tracks), repeat, and fade in/out. A wireless remote was included.
The spec sheet is reasonably complete. Frequency response runs 20 Hz to 20 kHz ±0.3 dB. Dynamic range is 105 dB, S/N ratio 108 dB, channel separation 98 dB, and harmonic distortion 0.004% (all at 1 kHz). Output is 2.0 Vrms stereo, with both coaxial (0.5 Vp-p/75 Ω) and optical digital outputs. Power consumption is rated at 7W. The unit measures 440 × 87 × 263 mm and weighs 3.1 kg.
A replacement belt for the loading mechanism is available as a spare part. One user bought a CD5000 on eBay for £60 just to use as a transport into a Yamaha AV amp's DAC. Another found that pairing it with the PM7200 amplifier smoothed out what they described as roughness and brightness in the CD5000's sound. Owner reviews average 4.6 out of 5 across 33 ratings. Documentation is good: seven manuals are available for free download, including a 30-page service manual.
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