Marantz - Model 10, Link 10n Bundle

Embrace the YOLO Philosophy, Save $2,000, and Get Reference Fidelity and Build Quality with This Japanese-Made Bundle: Marantz Model 10 Integrated Amplifier and Link 10n Streaming Preamplifier Deliver Breathtaking Synergy 

The highest-performing, most musical, and cosmetically gorgeous integrated amplifier in Marantz’s prestigious history, Model 10 more than justifies its “Reference” badging. This esteemed component is what dream-level high-end audio is all about. 

Equipped with revised dual-mono symmetrical topology that involves fully balanced dual-mono amplifiers with dual-mono switch-mode power supplies, the 74.3-pound Model 10 conquers any potential interference or vibration issues by way of architecture that entirely separates the internal structures. On the outside, a triple-layer, copper-plated symmetrical separation chassis, brushed aluminum front panel, and stainless mesh top grille with internal illumination complement Marantz’s signature porthole display complete with a full-color TFT that can double as a digital VU meter that resembles traditional analog types. A solid aluminum volume knob and input selector, as well as solid aluminum and copper feet, round out the exemplary exterior. And that’s just the start of this benchmark component.

Delivering a conservatively rated 250Wpc (into eight ohms), Model 10 leverages the benefits of Purify technology as well as custom in-house engineering and construction performed at the company’s Shirakawa factory in Japan. As such, each Model 10 is individually turned by the Marantz Sound Master — resulting in intoxicating playback distinguished with grand-scale dynamics, breathtaking naturalism, three-dimensional texture, in-the-room presence, alluring warmth, and expansive soundstaging. Balanced from input to output, Model 10 essentially eradicates distortion all the while giving privileged listeners levels of current drive necessary to reproduce practically any type of music with incredible realism, accuracy, and emotionalism. 

Measuring 7.56 x 17.32 x 18.62 inches (HWD), Model 10 also boasts brand-new HDAM and HDAM3 circuitry for maximum detail retrieval and an isolated linear power supply strictly dedicated to the preamplifier for supreme clarity. Recognizing different users will have different needs, Model 10 allows you to bypass the preamplifier if you so choose and offers a rich array of connectivity options. In addition to a magnificent-sounding MM/MC phonostage with Marantz Musical Premium Phono EQ and headphone input replete with an HDAM-SA2+ diamond buffer, Model 10 touts three more analog inputs, a pair of XLR inputs, an XLR pre-out, and two sets of speaker outputs that allow for bi-wiring. Marantz SPKT-100+ speaker terminals, tone controls, Source Direct mode, and mono mode add to the spoils. 

Operable from the convenience of your chair with the supplied aluminum remote control, Model 10 marks a bold leap forward in terms of sound, build, elegance, and design. From isolating the high power from the low power circuitry to its entirely fully balanced layout, to containing a phonostage with settings for low-, medium-, and high-output cartridges and providing the ability to handle even the most challenging passages with aplomb, the Japanese-made Model 10 is your new and future reference. 

Marantz’s most advanced streaming preamplifier, Link 10n, seeks to fulfill one mission: deliver reference performance time and again. Engineered, designed, and manufactured in the company’s Shirakawa factory in Japan, this 73.4-pound bruiser offers everything even the most demanding audiophile could want from a combination network player and command center. 

What’s on offer? Immersive high-res playback up to DSD 11.2MHz and 32-bit/384kHz PCM; updated MMM-Conversion in the place of a DAC; built-in HEOS for whole-home audio potential; coaxial, optical, USB-A, USB-B, DAC, and HDMI-ARC inputs; a pair of balanced XLR inputs; an auxiliary analog input as well a phenomenal MM/MC phonostage with switchable impedance; a 2.1-channel subwoofer output; and beautiful cosmetics that underscore its perfectionist-minded construction.

About that build: Link 10n features triple-layered, copper-plated architecture crowned by a machined aluminum chassis with a 12mm-thick top cover, 15.8mm-thick side cover, and triple-layer rear panel that kill vibrations dead. An elegant, full-color HD OLED display lets you see everything you need when switching inputs or changing the volume levels. Newly revised HDAM circuitry, a toroidal transformer, and eight-layer PCBs do the heavy lifting inside. 

Tuned by the Marantz Sound Master, the 7.56 x 17.3 x 18.58-inch (HWD) Link 10n also contains tone controls, a jitter reducer, a selectable digital filter, and discrete headphone circuitry. Compatible with Apple Siri and Google Assistant voice commands, the extra-flexible Link 10n comes with an aluminum remote control and lets you choose from 20 dimmable steps to dial in the front display to your exact preferences. 

Most importantly, this exquisite machine helps reproduce music, TV content, and gaming in extraordinary sound marked by alluring purity, full-range dynamics, pinpoint detail, three-dimensional texture, and a combination of accuracy, punch, smoothness, and airiness that can only be described as naturally musical. An ideal match with the other components in the no-holds-barred Marantz 10 Series, Link 10n personifies luxury audio.

To learn more about Link 10n or any 10 Series model, please reach out to a Music Direct audio consultant at 312-433-0200. 

"Built at Marantz’s Shirakawa facility, its potent output comes from advanced Purifi Class D modules adapted and tuned by Marantz’s ‘Sound Master’. The result is a captivating listening experience of exceptional clarity and room-filling scale." 
—EISA, 2025-26 Award for Best High-End Integrated Amplifier

"Like all good flagships, Marantz’s Model 10 and SACD 10 impress across the board, from their build quality and design to features and performance. The well-connected amp combines warmth and refinement with tangible power, while the player/DAC is a master of detail and clarity, whether from disc or digital. The result is pure listening pleasure from two statement products that will bring pride of ownership."
—Mark Craven, Hi-Fi News, Outstanding Product 

“Aside from physically installing the Model 10 in your listening room, there is nothing about this flagship Marantz integrated amplifier that is even close to being a hardship. It’s an extraordinarily assured and accomplished performer, and has an absolute stack of pertinent observations to make about any and all music you put into it. As such, if you’re looking for a powerhouse built like a battleship, then this is an essential audition.”
—Stereonet, Applause Award

"Link 10n has a feature set and a sonic performance that will satisfy both the tech-head and the pure audiophile. With its inherent rock-solid capabilities, formidable sonic performance (with further gains available via its transparent digital EQ features), along with its elegant styling and luxurious build quality, the Link 10n stands as yet another triumph in Marantz’s prestigious 10 series."
—SoundStage!

Marantz Musical Mastering Process Is Better Than a Conventional DAC
Rather than down-convert ultra-high-resolution files to suit a conventional digital to analog converter, as happens in most designs, Link 10n upconverts everything to DSD256 via Marantz Musical Mastering – Conversion. Two dedicated master clocks ensure all digital signals are upsampled directly to DSD 256 – four times the SACD standard – without any need for sample-rate conversion. Two filter settings allow the listener to shape the sound. The other half of Marantz Musical Mastering – MMM-Stream – prepares the DSD256 signal for analog output to an amplifier. Based on technology going back to the early days of Bitstream conversion, it enables an ultra-simple conversion process. The output from the MMM-Conversion process is, in effect, already an analog signal – or, a very high-frequency stream of single pulses. With all the hard digital work done, this stream needs nothing more than a very high-quality low-pass filter to deliver the purest-possible analog audio output.