Marley MkII Rev.b

Headphone amplifier

The intimacy of Hi-Fi pleasure

The Marley MkII Rev.b 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.
Total absence of background noise, even with the most sensitive headphones, is ensured by an ultra-low-noise dual regulator.
Up to 10Vrms max output voltage (20Vrms at balanced output) allows every headphone model to express itself to its fullest.

The Marley MkII Rev.b is very versatile: apart from the availability of unbalanced and balanced inputs, it has a three-band tone control
to allow the user to match the frequency response of the Marley MkII Rev.b to that of his headphones on his ear. The tone control can be turned off.
Even older stereo recordings (suffering from the so-called “ping pong effect” caused by excessive channel separation) can be made more enjoyable by activating the cross-feed circuit.
Perfect matching with all types 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 the Marley MkII Rev.b to be used as a true preamplifier.

The Marley MkII Rev.b can be operated by the front panel controls and IR remote control.

Reviews

Il Marley è un ampli cuffie estremamente preciso e dettagliato, veloce nei transienti, ma al contempo dotato di bassi di qualità...
The Marley is an extremely precise and detailed headphone amp, fast in transients, but at the same time endowed with quality bass...
La valutazione complessiva dell’apparecchio in questione è però altamente positiva, anche in relazione al miglioramento di molti aspetti legati alla realizzazione, ad un approccio “filosofico” meno estremo e più consono all’utilizzo frequente...
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....

The Marley MkII Rev.b works great together with…

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Van der Graaf MkII
Low-noise power supply to achieve higher peaks in sound quality.
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Young MkIV Rev.b
Digital-to-analog converter and
very high resolution preamplifier.
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Specifications

Audio

Sensitivity:

1.1 Vrms
5 V (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 on 8 Ohms (single-ended)

Tone controls:

+/-12 dB in 1 dB steps

Muting:

-20 dB

Inputs and Outputs

Inputs:

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

Outputs:

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

 

Dimensions and Weight

Dimensions:

200x200x50mm (LxWxH)

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 unit

Energy consumption:

33W (9 Vrms on 8 Ohm single-ended)
0.5W (standby)

Manuals

English

Italian