Marantz MODEL M1 review #2 (vs. Marantz Stereo 70s)

This episode is brought to you by Roon and PSB:

🎥 Camera: John Darko / Olaf von Voss
🎬 Editor: John Darko
🌈 Colour: Olaf von Voss
🕺🏻 Motion GFX: John Darko
💰 Ad segment: John Darko

0:00 Intro
0:28 Model M1 vs Stereo 70s (Part 1)
3:31 Model M1 vs Stereo 70s (Part 2)
7:34 Speaker matching & the Stereo 70s gives us more

👉 As seen in this video...

Built to Spill - Keep It Like A Secret

Marantz Model M1

Marantz Stereo 70s at Hifi Klubben

Q Acoustics 5050

Musical Fidelity LS3/5a

Shanling ET3 CD transport

Samsung Frame 55" TV:

Cables and power products by AudioQuest

Hi-fi furniture and speaker stands by Solid Steel

Room treatment by Vicoustic

Darko.Audio may earn a small commission from items purchased via affiliate links, as indicated by a '🛒'.

Darko.Audio is an Amazon Associates Program member, an Audio Advice Program member and a Howl Program member.

#hifi #tidal #amplifier

__________________________________________________________________
📖 PLEASE READ *before commenting*!
1) Polite comments that advance the conversation are most welcome
2) No URLs, racist/sexist remarks or conspiracy theories
3) All comments here are moderated by a third party

__________________________________________________________________
⏰ How our YouTube videos get made:

Darko.Audio FAQ:

Why are/were comments turned OFF?

What the bloody hell am I talking about?

How is Darko.Audio funded?
__________________________________________________________________
🎧 Check out the Darko.Audio podcast:

__________________________________________________________________

[dougcampbell]

Stereo 70s vote here. John, you're no plonker and, I respect your desire to let the manufacturers announce their own shipping and availability dates.

[TheLordMelodyCalypso]

I just got my M1 and 70s. I am sending back the 70s. The M1 is FANTASTIC!

[onepieceatatime]

A subwoofer walked into an audiophile bar. The bartender said, "We don't servo your kind here."

[RobWooten]

I feel like the pre amp mode is also a great addition to the 70s. "You can even use the Stereo 70s in conjunction with a higher-end external amplifier by setting it into pre-amp mode."

[robsandler]

The Stereo 70s would be my selection here primarily for it’s ability to support two pairs of speakers but most importantly for its ability to display track information on my TV. Thanks again John for another great review!

[nwrl]

Good on you for your "Roon ready" announcement policy.
I have an M1 and love it. LOVE it. I'm sure you've heard this before - i am still confused about "no DAC" vs. "Direct Digital Amp." Digital goes in and analog comes out to the speakers. Sounds DAC-y to me!

[glen]

70s vote here, and John I very much respect your honor in not reviling the launch date. This shows your a person of character and can be trusted with information. That quality is very rare in today’s society ✌️

[sokrebis]

Oh my god, this comparison is just what I needed.
Now considering my brighter speakers I'm in the team 70s, also for added value of multiple inputs (especially phono) and now playing display on TV.

Thanks a lot John.

[DethFromAbove]

I understand new school products like the M1 (being from the iPod generation), but I have also had my brains 🧠 blown to smithereens by all this 70s hifi stuff i have been collecting. The Stereo 70 is neither old school nor new school to me. If I were Marantz, I would design an old school integrated that fit the WC-22 or WC-2 wood case from the superscope era that people are still making. Go back to your roots,

[bluebuddha]

70s - I actually just purchased the Cinema 60 to pair with my TV and passive soundbar with the hope to expand to an Atmos setup. Will have separate tube amp and mains for 2 channel music

[davehorwell]

70 S for me. Whilst here, just like to say tier 1 YouTube content. Thank you for all the videos, reviews, podcasts etc....keep going John.

[radioaxe]

70s for me. I love the tone controls and DAB radio. It's a lot more flexible. I have owned a 70s for around 12 months now and love it.

[DisjointedConversations]

Roon Ready is an absolute must have for any streamer that I would consider.

[patrickvandenakker]

Still very curious to know what “skinny jeaned bass” means.

[llchristubell]

Stereo 70s. Need a volume and input selector on my amp. I’m not messing with capacitive tapping when the volume needs changing.

[michaelwall]

I own the 70s and really enjoy it for its duel purpose hifi and movies set up with SVS ultra bookshelf and SVS sb2000 sub
The only issue I have is when watching movies sorry should say streaming movies eg Netflix Amazon ect the dialog is heard to hear as the audio stream is compressed so much
Ideally the cinema 70s with a centre channel would be the go but I haven’t the room to fit a centre channel so I would really like to give the M1 a go because it has a Dolby decoder and you can adjust the dialogue enhancer which I would love to hear but no one has reviewed the functionality as of yet except for Andrew Robinson who talked about the filters included
If it performs really well in the dialogue enhancer function it could be a year from me

[esnoox]

Is there a reason not to go for the cinema 70s if you want a stereo setup? I dont need 5.1 but maybe adding a center speaker to the stereo system for movie nights would be nice. Otherwise, stereo for music and movies are enough. Or would the stereo 70s deliver better performance for music?

[Simmstar]

This is the comparison video i have been wanting someone to make thanks.

[pascalmarais]

The 70s for sure.
Good video. Smart comparison

[morrisonAV]

Stereo 70S for the win. Great job Mr. Darko!