Analog recording is still very alive. Quality turntables are still in demand. Digital discs simply set new performance standards that turntables must meet. Many cherished records may never be issued on digital formats. Good turntables are now more important than ever. Marantz embraces an audiophile quality turntable with DC servo belt-drive and low-coloration tone arm to answer the need for a high performance source component for the analog record.

• Low-Resonance High-Density Acrylic Chassis and Platter
• Floating Motor Mount Construction
• Non-Servo Controlled Type AC Motor
• Belt Drive System with Endless Silicon Belt
• Anodized Aluminum Straight Type Tone Arm
• Magnetic Type Anti-Skating Mechanism
• Fine Adjustable Counter Weight
• Solid Aluminum 3 points Support Feet
• Wood Base, High Quality MM Cartridge
• “Clever Clamp” by Souther Engineering
• Includes $800 Clearaudio Virtuoso Ebony Wood Cartridge!
• Made in Germany

The Absolute Sound TT-15S1 review, Jan-07 issue
Robert Greene of The Absolute Sound says "I do not see how one could ask for more at the price. I pulled out many a vinyl favorite with much satisfaction. You will too."
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“The [Marantz] TT-15S1 is basically an upgraded Clearaudio Emotion…Clearaudio has upped its level of fit’n’finish. The TT-15S1 has an attractive, jewel-like appearance that’s pleasing to the touch. It also proved to be a more than competent performer, quiet and surprisingly well damped. The real star of the show is the supplied Clearaudio Virtuoso Wood Ebony cartridge ($800, output 3.3mV), which gives the TT-15 a startlingly full, coherent, dynamic sound. The cartridges overall tonal picture was remarkably coherent from top to bottom.”
- Michael Fremer, Stereophile, June 2006

“The Marantz combo is a lot closer to more expensive ensembles than one might expect – everything is well executed and, and remarkably so at the price. The [TT-15] is outstanding, nearly unique even, in its ease and accuracy of set-up. This system is clean-tracking, low in distortion, detailed, low in noise and high in resolution, pitch stable and musically agreeable. I do not see how one could ask for a lot more at this price!”
- Robert E. Greene, The Absolute Sound, January 2007