Marantz TT-15S1 Manual Belt-Drive Premium Turntable with Cartridge Included | Floating Motor for Low-Vibration & Low-Resonance | A Smart, Stylish Option for Vintage Vinyl Records VS Marantz TT42P
Marantz TT-15S1 Manual Belt-Drive Premium Turntable with Cartridge Included | Floating Motor for Low-Vibration & Low-Resonance | A Smart, Stylish Option for Vintage Vinyl Records
  • Brand - Marantz
  • Frequency Response, Hz - 20 - 20000
  • Manual - tt-15s1.pdf
Marantz TT42P
  • Brand - Marantz
  • Frequency Response, Hz - 20 - 18000
  • Manual - tt42p.pdf

Pros & Cons

Marantz TT-15S1 Manual Belt-Drive Premium

VS

Pros

    • Clearaudio Virtuoso Wood Cartridge
    • Belt Drive System with Motor Isolation
    • Adjustable Tonearm and Counterweight
    • High-Quality Interconnect Cable

Cons

    • High Price Point
    • Manual Operation

Marantz TT42P

VS

Pros

    • Easy to set up and install, due to having an internal pre-amp
    • The automatic functions work well without any clunky noise.

Cons

    • Some customers claim that the turntable starts skipping audio.

Specifications

Specification Marantz TT-15S1 Manual Belt-Drive Premium Marantz TT42P
Features
Dust Cover
Other AC adaptor has not
45 Rpm Adapter
Stylus
Model Clear Audio Virtuoso Dual DN251S
Type moving magnet (MM) moving magnet (MM)
Replaceable
Sound
Gain 46-50
Signal To Noise Ratio, Db 80 65
Frequency Response, Hz 20 - 20000 20 - 18000
Output Level 3.6 mV nominal at 1 kHz, 5 cm/sec 4 mV nominal at 1 kHz, 5 cm/sec
Connections
Other AC adaptor has not
Rca 1 1
Dimensions
Weight, Kg/pounds 8.9/19.6 6.49/11.2
Size, Cm/inches 11 x 44 x 35/5.4 x 16.5 x 14.2 13.7 x 41.9 x 35.8/4.7 x 16.5 x 14.2
Cartridge
Supplied Headshell Weight, G 3 3
Appropriate Needle Pressure, G 2,2 2,2
Type moving magnet (MM) moving magnet (MM)
Motor
Wow & Flutter (wrms), % 0.07 0.07
Torque >4.5 kgf-cm
Speed, Rpm 33.3, 45 33.3, 45
Platter Type aluminum diecast aluminum diecast
Drive Method belt belt
Controls
Braking System electronic electronic
Pitch Variation, %
Pitch Control
Operation Type manual full automatic
User Manual
Manual tt-15s1.pdf tt42p.pdf
Power
Power Consumption, W 5 3

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