Marantz LV-1CD (1985/1984)
The Marantz LV-1CD is a CD/LaserDisc combination player released in 1985 (per audio-database.com) or 1984 (per oldstore.it) at ¥249,800. The brand badge only tells part of the story. The LV-1CD was produced via OEM, and the identical model was sold as the Pioneer CLD-900. That explains nearly everything about the machine. It came with a Pioneer CU-7000 remote control, and the English user manual that came with it was the manual for the Pioneer CLD-900. Marantz and Luxman both sold versions of this same Pioneer design under their own names. The Dzen article title "Brands are different - the mechanism is one!" sums it up.
As a player, it handled both CDs and LaserDiscs. It output video at 1Vp-p in NTSC and audio in analog (for LV) and digital (for CD and digital-audio LV) forms. Frequency response was rated at 5 Hz-20 kHz for digital sources and 20 Hz-20 kHz for analog, with dynamic range of 96 dB digital and 70 dB analog. It was a big machine: 420 × 168 × 447 mm and 16 kg.
One interesting detail: the LV-1CD could be used with a Japanese MSX1 computer with at least 32 kB of RAM and LaserDisc attachment support, connecting via the 8-pin U-DIN connector. That puts it in an early, experimental corner where LaserDisc players were being tried out as computer peripherals.
Surviving documentation is thin. The audio-heritage.jp page confirms the video system, video output level, and audio output arrangement. Detailed specs on THD, S/N ratio, D/A conversion, and laser pickup type are not documented in the Archive's files. No reception, owner reviews, or current market data have surfaced either. If you own an LV-1CD or have a period brochure, the Archive would welcome hearing from you.
Known specs:
- Type: CD/LaserDisc player (OEM of Pioneer CLD-900)
- Video output: 1Vp-p, NTSC
- Audio output: Analog (LV); digital (CD, digital-audio LV)
- Frequency response: 5 Hz–20 kHz (digital); 20 Hz–20 kHz (analog)
- Dynamic range: 96 dB (digital); 70 dB (analog)
- Dimensions: 420 × 168 × 447 mm; 16 kg
- Original price: ¥249,800 (1985)
- Made in Japan; includes Pioneer CU-7000 remote
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