Marantz has a "Because Music Matters" mission and aims to deliver an authentic music experience through its products. The brand has been driven by some of the industry's greatest personalities, including founder Saul B. Marantz and the legendary Ken Ishiwata, who was instrumental in shaping the brand's sound philosophy and one of the most prominent figures in the hi-fi industry.
At Marantz, it has never been solely about creating amplifiers with the best specifications or technical capabilities. If a product cannot bring the magic and emotions of the music to life for the listener, it holds no value. Ken Ishiwata regarded music as the highest and most complex form of art, and he saw it as his utmost duty to faithfully reproduce the artist's work as accurately as possible while preserving every ounce of foot-tapping musicality.
This philosophy has been practiced with great success by Marantz since 1953 and is the key to the brand's tremendous achievements.