Marantz dares you to listen like nobody’s watching

Since its inception in New York in 1953, the iconic audio brand Marantz has fervently evolved through its signature, traceable aesthetic, and meticulous craftsmanship. The launch of the Marantz Horizon and the Marantz Grand Horizon luxurious wireless speakers sets the tone for its intoxicating future.

Set in 1969, in one of the most sensorily memorable scenes from Quentin Tarantino’s Once Upon a Time… in Hollywood (2019), Sharon Tate (Margot Robbie) turns on her Marantz Model 18 record player and dances to “Good Thing” by Paul Revere & The Raiders. If only for a split second, as her face vibrantly lights up and her whole body arches in unison with the rhythm, the sequence masterfully encapsulates the timeless quality of home audio.

Renowned audio brand Marantz has been at the forefront of refining and enriching the complexities and nuances of audio for over 70 years. The company’s love of music, purist design philosophy, and unrivaled detail-oriented craftsmanship all set its products apart. Now, the brand is bringing its unique know-how and artistry to the realm of wireless speakers with the new Marantz Horizon and Marantz Grand Horizon, two radically advanced models that captivate with their warmth and richness just as much as they do with their technological finesse.

The new wireless speakers pay homage to the iconic American brand’s CMF palette and mesmerizingly embrace contemporary design. – © Marantz

Embodying a collision of exceptional room-filling sound and serene elegance, both Horizon and the Grand Horizon, its larger counterpart, are powerful single-speaker wireless solutions designed around a one-of-a-kind configuration of high-frequency and midrange drive units. The units radiate outward from a single central subwoofer, ensuring a spacious listening experience. Based around a highly responsive and thermally efficient GaN FET technology and offering a prodigious 310W of output in Horizon and 370W in Grand Horizon, the RiseTM amplification is their muscular core that propels an array of high-quality GravityTM drive units. Each employs neodymium magnets for the ultimate combination of accuracy, responsiveness, and low distortion.

Exceptional sound performance blends with meticulously refined color, material, and finish techniques. - © Marantz — Exceptional sound performance blends with meticulously refined color, material, and finish techniques. – © Marantz

Aesthetically, both products feature signature aspects of the brand’s design ethos. The emblematic circular porthole motif is reimagined as the core element of each speaker’s minimalist circular form. It blends the amalgamation of lighting and elevated trim materials that highlight the company’s singular architectural symmetry.

Characterized by their tactility and warmth, the wireless speakers have an elegant and minimalist presence. - © Marantz — Characterized by their tactility and warmth, the wireless speakers have an elegant and minimalist presence. – © Marantz

Each model is embraced by RadianceTM 360o Seamless Ecofiber, a bespoke, sustainable fabric crafted from recycled ocean plastics. The embedded gold lurex elements give the fabric a glowing, opulent feel. The duo comes in three sophisticated finishes–dark Midnight Sky, subtly bright Moon Ray, and the familiar warm Champagne. Each is complemented by a natural marble base of the same shade.

The audio products come in three opulent shades: Midnight Sky, Moon Ray, and Champagne. - © Marantz — The audio products come in three opulent shades: Midnight Sky, Moon Ray, and Champagne. – © Marantz

The innovative sonic characteristics of the wireless speakers allow for them to be optimized to fully cater to one’s preferences and mood thanks to the onboard MirageTM DSP. Accessible via the HEOS® app, the Mirage digital signal processing renders a customizable listening experience. The selectable options let you tailor the clarity, spaciousness, and warmth of the sound. By simply approaching either of the products, its outstanding on-board proximity sensors will bring the speaker to life. With the AuraControlTM, utilizing 100 hidden LEDs and light sensors, a seamless interaction between light and sound is created. Upon touching the ring around the subwoofer, you can effortlessly adjust the volume.

High-performance, innovative technology, and luxurious intuitive design. - © Marantz — High-performance, innovative technology, and luxurious intuitive design. – © Marantz

Built around the company’s HEOS® wireless music platform, both Horizon and Grand Horizon can access music content from a wide range of supported streaming providers such as Amazon Music, Deezer, Spotify, TIDAL, and more. Through the HEOS ecosystem, Horizon and Grand Horizon can be paired with other HEOS devices for a multi-room setup.

When the American brand was founded in 1953, the story began with a pioneering idea and an inspired vision. The idea–to create products that channel a tactile audio experience you can see, hear, and feel–revolutionized the scope and presence of audio products forever. By seamlessly sparking off a particular kind of effervescence within us, through melodies that truly come alive, the ordinary is bathed in new colors. Just like Tarantino’s Sharon Tate, we get to simultaneously feel free and rooted in the present moment.