Marley Headphone Amplifier

by M2Tech

The Marley MkII is a high-performance headphone amplifier equipped with everything you need
for first-class headphone listening.

Its low-noise discrete component design with FET input delivers crystal-clear power to every type of headphone.
The total absence of background noise, even with the most sensitive headphones, is guaranteed by a very low noise double regulator.
Up to 10Vrms of max output voltage (20Vrms at balanced output) allow each headphone model to express itself at its best.

The Marley MkII is very versatile: apart from the availability of unbalanced and balanced inputs, it features a three-band tone control
to allow the user to adapt the frequency response of the Marley MkII to that of their headphones on their ear. Tone control can be deactivated.
Even old stereo recordings (affected by the so-called "ping pong effect" caused by excessive separation between channels) can be made more enjoyable by activating the cross-feed circuit.
Perfect match with any type of headphones is also achieved by selecting the output impedance between Lo-Z, 10 Ohm and 47 Ohm.
A recorder output and a pre output (which duplicates the unbalanced output on RCA connectors on the rear panel) allow you to use the Marley MkII as a true preamp.

The Marley MkII can be operated by front panel controls, IR remote control.


Reviews

The Marley is an extremely precise and detailed headphone amp, fast in transients, but at the same time equipped with quality bass...
The Marley is an extremely precise and detailed headphone amp, fast in transients, but at the same time endowed with quality bass...
However, the overall evaluation of the device in question is highly positive, also in relation to the improvement of many aspects related to its construction, to a less extreme "philosophical" approach more suited to frequent use...
However, the overall assessment of the device in question is highly positive, also in relation to the improvement of many aspects related to the construction, to a less extreme ``philosophical`` approach and more suited to frequent use...
Marley MkII, without any question, is a high-end headphone amplifier.....
If you want to listen to music well and don't want to sacrifice a lot of space for a hi-fi system, you can hardly avoid the Rockstars series by Marco Manunta from Manunta Audio....

Audio

Sensitivity:

1.1Vrms
5V (trigger)

Input Impedance:

47 kOhm (single-ended)
20 kOhm (balanced)

Output Impedance:

Lo-Z / 10 Ohm / 47 Ohm (selectable)

Signal to noise ratio:

110 dBA (single-ended)
113 dBA (balanced)

THD+N:

0.0008% @ 9 Vrms output into 8 Ohms (single-ended)

Tone Controls:

+/-12 dB in 1 dB steps

Muting:

-20 dB


Entrances and Exits

Entrances:

2 x single-ended (RCA)
balanced (XLR)
triggers (3.5mm jack)

Releases:

single-ended headphones (6.35mm jack)
balanced headphones (4-pole XLR female)
recorder (RCA)
preamplifier (RCA)
trigger (3.5mm jack)

 


Dimensions and weight

Dimensions:

200x200x50mm (WxDxH)

Weight:

net 2.0kg (including accessories)
gross 2.5kg

Electric

Output voltage before clipping:

9 Vrms (8 Ohm, Lo-Z)
10 Vrms (300 Ohm, Lo-Z)

Supply voltage:

15 VDC or +15 VDC/-15 VDC/+5 VDC via Van Der Graaf MkII power supply

Energy consumption:

33W (9 Vrms into 8 Ohms single-ended)
0.5W (standby )

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£2,249.00

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