Marantz PM-88SE

October   1 9 9 0 october 1990
1 9 9 4 1994

Much upgraded PM-80 with copper-plated chassis, OFC-wiring, transformer (toroidal), caps (custom-ordered to ELNA), knobs (solid aluminium) and added top plate (3mm aluminium).

Bar the absence of tone controls, the circuit itself is exactly equivalent to the original PM-80 so no 4-gang attenuator and no Mos-Fet output transitors - see the PM-80 page for the details.

Better is PM-88aSE (SE version of the PM-88a), PM-90 or PM-99SE.

Now, don't ask why the upgraded version of the 80 wasn't simply named 80SE - that's because there is a market-specific export-only but slightly pared-down version of the PM-88SE named PM-80SE which seems to mainly have been a 88SE sans copper-plating (and black only).

Sometimes Marantz really works like Luxman :)

Marantz PM-88SE, image 1 Marantz PM-88SE, image 2 Marantz PM-88SE, image 3
Marantz PM-88SE specifications
Title Value
Class A power output : 2x 20W (8 Ohm)
Class A/B power output : 2x 100W (8 Ohm, 20Hz...20Khz)
2x 120W (6 Ohm, 20Hz...20Khz)
2x 140W (4 Ohm, 20Hz...20Khz)
Dynamic Class A/B output : 2x 170W (6 Ohm)
2x 220W (4 Ohm)
2x 340W (2 Ohm)
THD : 0,008% (8 Ohm, 20Hz...20Khz)
Power bandwidth : 10Hz...50Khz (8 Ohm, 0,03% THD)
Frequency response : 10Hz...100Khz (lines, +0 / -3dB)
RIAA accuracy : ± 0,2dB (20Hz...20Khz)
Damping factor : 180 (8 Ohm, 20Hz...10Khz)
Inputs : 250µV / 100 Ohm (MC)
2,5mV / 47kOhm (MM)
150mV / 33kOhm (lines)
Maximum phono input level : 16mV (MC)
160mV (MM)
S/N ratio : 75dB (MC)
85dB (MM)
107dB (lines)
PC : 220W max.
Dimensions : 45,4 x 16,5 x 38cm
Weight : 17,5kg.
List-price : 90,000¥
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