INSIDER TOP FIVE LAUNCHES

Five products to look out for this month

1 Marantz Model M1 £900 Marantz’s Model M1 hi-fi system in a box continues the company’s tradition of marrying sleek, eye-catching designs with decades of audio engineering pedigree. It seems as though Marantz is feeling the pressure from relative newbie WiiM, and is fighting back with this new compact streaming amp. It can be connected to a turntable, CD player or TV to add wireless functionality; simply add speakers. It has the HEOS streaming platform on board, as well as Bluetooth 5 for wireless connectivity, while direct connections comprise HDMI eARC, USB and optical. As for sound, Marantz says the M1 will have the “characteristic warmth and musicality of any Marantz product” thanks to reference-grade Marantz Music Digital Filtering DSP technology. • whf.cm/Marantz_M1 2 Q Acoustics 3050c £899 Q Acoustics returns to…

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What Hi-Fi? (Digital) - 1 Issue, August 2024

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