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  今天，我为大家翻译美国ＳＴＥＲＥＯＰＨＩＬＥ的参考文章，看了这篇文章，你会正正体会到，什么是号文章，其中包含大量马兰士内部秘闻，具有很强的可读性 原文作者－－－ MichaelFremer • May, 2008
原文见： http://stereophile.com/solidpoweramps/508mar11s1/Some of the oldaudio names, suchas Eico and Pilot, are gone. Others—Fisher, AR, KLH, H.H.Scott,etc.—have been rendered meaningless by corporate mergersandacquisitions. 一些老音响公司已经逝去，另一些也转型。Yet more than 50years after theirfounding, McIntosh and Marantz, arguably the two most prestigiousnamesin American high-quality audio electronics, survive. The productstheymake today are probably closer in spirit to their original classicsof half acentury ago than at any time since the early 1970s.然而，拥有超过五十年历史的马兰士与麦景图，两个美国最享有声望的高品质电子音响公司，依然健在！他们现在制造的产品在精神本质上更遵循半个世纪前他们的经典产品而非1970年代的产品。
While their individualhistories,and how each managed to survive more or less intact for allthese years,couldn't be more different, today both McIntosh and Marantzare parts ofD&M Holdings, a Japanese corporation that also ownsDenon, BostonAcoustics, and Snell, among other familiar brands. 马兰士与麦景图的历史经历非常相似。现在，两者都是日本D&M控股公司的品牌，这家日本公司拥有Denon, Boston Acoustics, Snell以及其他著名品牌。But rather than exploit, degrade,andcommoditize these venerable names, D&M Holdings seems to beencouragingthese companies to devote their resources to core productsand traditions whileat the same time taking into account marketplacerealities.令人庆幸的是，D&M集团没有糟蹋这些值得尊敬的品牌，而是积极整合这些公司的资源，优化市场竞争力。
Not all of the brands' previous owners were asforward thinking, whichmay explain why a full decade (1984–1994) passed duringwhich Marantzoffered no high-quality separate components, instead designingandselling only low- and mid-priced integrated amplifiers and receivers. 并不是每个品牌的前任拥有者都能像前面所述的D&M集团那样积极。我们可以举个例子，在1984–1994的整整十年间，马兰士没有制造出一款高品质分体前后级功放。而仅仅设计与贩卖低价以及中价的合并功放。Marantz re-entered the High End in1994,with the introduction of the SC-5 preamplifier and SM-5 poweramplifier,both products part of the company's "Reference" line.马兰士在1994年重返ＨＩＥＮＤ！带来了SC-5 前级与 SM-5后级。这两件产品都定位于马兰士公司的参考级产品。
Continual refinements and upgrades followed,and by 2006 the two modelshad morphed into the SC-7S2 Reference preamp($7499.99) and the MA-9S2Reference monoblock ($7499.99 each). The $22,500needed to buy a preampand a pair of amps put them out of the reach of all buta fewaudiophiles. To attract more customers, Marantz then introducedthePM-11S1 Reference ($3599.99), a high-quality integrated amplifierthat includedcircuit elements from both separates, though neither itsbuild quality nor itsperformance could compare. 经过不断完善与改进，在2006年， SC-7S2($7499.99) 参考级前级与MA-9S2参考级单声道后级($7499.99 每件)诞生了。由于三件器材需要$22,500，所以不是每个发烧友负担得起的。为了抓住更多客户，马兰士开发了品质与声音都不错的PM-11S1($3599.99)参考级合并功放。The new SM-11S1 Referenceamplifier($3999.99) and matching SC-11S1 Reference preamplifier ($2999.99),Marantz'sfirst midpriced separates in 24 years, offer an upgrade foraudiophiles lookingto graduate from more modest electronics withoutdraining their bank accounts,and serve as sophisticated core componentsfor newcomers with the money tocomfortably spend upward of $20,000 on acomplete first system. SM-11S1参考级后级($3999.99) 与之配套的参考级前级SC-11S1($2999.99)是马兰士公司二十四年来第一款中价位分体前后级。供追求音质但又囊中羞涩的发烧友以及初次选择高品质器材，希望花$20,000组建自己的第一套完整音响的朋友。Though the SM-11S1 and SC-11S1 usebasiccircuit technology derived from the SC-7S2 and MA9S2, both areentirelynew products built to levels of inner and outer quality thatmake theirrelatively low prices all the more remarkable. Even adding asecond SM-11S1 andrunning the pair as bridged monoblocks costs onlyhalf as much as the SC-7S2and two MA-9S2s. Marantz's evident optimismabout the midprice segment of thecurrent two-channel marketplace shouldbe shared by stereo enthusiasts. 虽然，SM-11S1与SC-11S1使用了SC-7S2与MA9S2的电路技术。但是其内部元件与外观都是全新设计的。使得其在相对低的价格上具有出色的性能。即使再购买一台SM-11S1使用双功放桥接方式连接，也仅需要一套SC-7S2与 MA9S2的一半价钱。Inside the copper-clad chassis 铜机身内部
The SM-11S1, reminiscent in styling of Marantz's classic Model 9, israted at110Wpc into 8 ohms or 220Wpc into 4 ohms, 20Hz–20kHz, both withboth channelsdriven. SM-11S1输出功率为为110瓦 8欧姆或220W 4 欧姆Marantz claims that itssymmetricalParallel Line Layout, which you can see when you remove thethick,nonferrous aluminum cover, minimizes the current loop's path, andso improvesthe circuit's ability to reject external noise and limitsthe amount of noiseit generates itself. 马兰士采用对称平行设计，尽可能缩短电流路径，从而减小自身噪音与外部干扰。
A large, 14.5-lb toroidal transformer isencased in an aluminumenclosure and bolted to the chassis through a 10mm-thickaluminum baseplate. The transformer has a double core of silicon-steelsheet;acoustic-isolation plates and spacers between the primary andsecondary coilsare claimed to improve its rejection of high-frequencynoise. 铝外罩罩着一个重达１４点５磅的环型变压器，并且通过一块十毫米厚的铝板被固定在机箱底板上。这个变压器具有两个硅钢板制成的核心。在主次线圈间采用隔音板与间隔装置用来隔绝高频噪音。The transformer'sbifilar-wound(parallel) coils, permit separate rectification of theleft and right, positiveand negative voltage rails. That and otherpower-supply innovations are claimedby Marantz to eliminate capacitivecoupling, and produce degrees of channelseparation and ambienceretrieval comparable to those of separate monoblocks.The power supply'stwo custom-designed 15,000µF filter caps per channel aresimilar tothose used in the MA-9S2 and were chosen for their sound quality. 变压器的双重平行结构，使左右的整流与正负电压有独立通路。马兰士宣称采用新技术提高声道分离度使其能与单声道功放媲美。电源供给由两个定制的15,000µF电容。High-quality components,includinghigh-speed Schottky diodes and the same Blue Star caps used inthe SC-7S2 andMA-9S2, are used throughout the SM-11S1, which also usesno fewer than 34compact HDAM SA3 ultra-high-speed amplifier modules.The SA3, the latestiteration of Marantz's High Definition AmplifierModule (HDAM) complementarycascade push-pull circuit, is a compactarrangement containing high-precision,surface-mount metal-filmresistors said to be stable and to remain within specthroughout a widerange of temperatures. 被用于SC-7S2与 MA-9S2的高品质元件包括高速二极管，Blue Star电容，都被用于SM-11S1。使用了多达三十四件超高速HDAM SA3元件，HDAM SA3是马兰士最新版本的高精度放大元件。拥有高精确性与稳定性。The SM-11S1 uses two stages ofoutputamplification: a 13dB voltage amplifier, and a 10dBpower-bufferamplifier capable of providing sufficient instantaneoushigh-current drive tocounteract back EMF from the drive-unit and thusbetter control the speakercones' excursions.
SM-11S1采用两级输出放大，第一级是13dB的电压放大。第二级是10dB的功率缓冲放大。这样做的好处是提供足够的瞬间大电流来减小反电动势从而控制喇叭。The first stage of thistwo-stageamplifier is a fully balanced, current-feedback voltageamplifier that lowersthe signal impedance and is identical to the oneused in the more expensiveMA-9S2. HDAM SA3 modules handle thedifferential input, with each inputindependently buffered. The secondstage, a current-feedback power-buffer ampincorporating the aforesaidcomplementary cascade push-pull circuit, drives thespeakers directly. 其中，第一级放大是全平衡放大。电流反馈电压放大器降低了信号阻抗，这级与昂贵的MA-9S2采用相同的设计。HDAM SA3元件处理不同的输入，给予相应的缓冲。第二级，电流反馈，功率缓冲放大，汇合前一级放大的推挽电流直接驱动喇叭。Is it important that you know thisstuff? Perhaps not, but surely many readers understand the terms push-pull,complementary, and cascade,though the SM-11S1's incorporation of"Wilson current mirror" and"cascade bootstrap" circuitsprobably does push the knowledge envelope.The important thing to know aboutthese buzz words is that they areclaimed to improve the SM-11S1'sultra-high-frequency performance whilelowering distortion, which should beimportant in the reproduction ofmusic from SACD and DVD-Audio discs. 或许，你没有月噢知道上述原理，但是很多读者应该明白上述的一些名词，比如推挽等。但其实，这些文字都是为了说明马兰士在低失真下提高SM-11S1的超高频表现，而超高频表现对于SACD与DVD-Audio的还原是很重要的。Sound: fast, clean, exciting 声音：快速，清澈，激动
You'd think that replacing my accurately named kW monoblocksfromMusical Fidelity with a puny stereo amp rated at only 110Wpc wouldproduce anacross-the-board sonic letdown. That's what I expected, too,even consideringthe Marantz SM-11S1's claimed output of 200Wpc into 4ohms, which happens to bethe nominal impedance rating of my Wilson AudioSpecialties MAXX 2 loudspeakers. 你可能会认为，我用仅仅110瓦的看似微弱的立体声后级换下两台庞大的音乐传真ＫＷ单声道后级会使声音全面下降。而我也这么认为，即使我用的威信公司 MAXX２喇叭是四欧姆，而SM-11S1在四欧姆下的功率为200，我仍然表示担心。Instead, when Ipowered up the SM-11S1 right of the box, driving it single-ended from Musical Fidelity's kWPpreamp(which costs about three times as much), the Marantz delivered ajolt,particularly in terms of its organizational skills. The SM-11S1producedstartlingly clear, well-defined, appropriately compact, andexceedinglywell-focused images across and within a generously wide,deep soundstage. Ifyou like looking at your music, this amp delivered impressive visuals. 然而，当我把SM-11S1与我的kWP连接（价格为SM-11S1的三倍），SM-11S1瞬间发出自己的个性。它非常清澈，声线非常凝聚，密度很高。聚焦非常鲜明的画面出现在非常宽广与纵深的声场上。如果你喜欢用眼睛欣赏音乐，SM-11S1会给你强烈的视觉冲击。That was the first thing Inoticedbecause, surprisingly, the Marantz's attacks and decays seemedfaster, cleaner,and more effervescent than those of my far morepowerful and expensivereferences, the MF kWs. The SM-11S1's tidyimaging, clarity and cleanness ofattack, and effortless, revealingdecays into blackness were among its mostimpressive and reliablequalities. 这是我刚开始听就发现的特点。音乐的打击感非常快，清澈。比我的更加大功率的，更加昂贵的参考级器材kW后级更加令我兴奋。SM-11S1干净的画面，通透清晰的打击感与轻快的，消失在漆黑背景中的快感令我信服！Beyond that, the SM-11S1 managedto drivethe big MAXX 2s from top to bottom without apology. While it didn'tgrabthe big bass bins' woofers with the kW monoblocks' iron-fistedcontrol,its own grip produced deep, well-textured, rhythmically assuredbass that neverfelt on the verge of letting go or turning soft. 而且，SM-11S1 把大型的MAXX从高到低推得都不错。虽然并不想kW单声道后级那样如同铁拳般逼出MAXX音箱大气的低频。SM-11S1的控制力制造出深的，富有质感的，有节奏感的低频，没有感到有软脚。The Marantz's bottom-endperformancetrounced that of the admittedly far less expensive but similarlypowered(150Wpc) NAD M3 integrated amp, which I reviewedin theJanuary 2007 issue, and which produced somewhat soft, tentative,andextension-limited bass with the Wilsons. While I expectedperformance similarto but somewhat better than that of the M3 and otheramplifiers of moderateprice and power, the SM-11S1 continuallysurprised me with its vibrancy,textural suppleness, and overall tonaland dynamic sophistication. SM-11S1的低频打败了拥有150瓦功率的NAD M3合并功放，NAD M3驱动MAXX音箱显得软而且延伸不足。SM-11S1的活泼感，质感柔顺与动态佳，音色美令我非常惊讶。Once you've become accustomed tothemusical finesse of top-shelf electronics, what's usually availablefor$4000 is either a cardboardy hardness packed with excitement, or apleasingsoftness and warmth packed with boredom. When I'm given thatchoice, it'susually the pleasing warmth that wins out. It's a sad factof audio—and cars,wines, gems, etc.—that while good value can be had atlower prices, once you'veexperienced the best, the deficiencies of anythingless are all tooapparent. But for well over a month, the SM-11S1'sall-around accomplished,coherent sound made it remarkably easy toforget that it and not the big MF kWswas driving the system. 当你喜欢上悦耳的电子乐，花四千美金，你要么得到刺激而生硬的声音，要么得到柔软舒适到令人生厌的声音。但是，要我推荐，我通常还是会选后者。音响（准确的说，是车，酒，宝石等）令人遗憾的一个地方就是―――好品质能通过低价获得，但是一旦你经历过最好的，那么，任何方面的缺点都会显得非常明显。在经历了一个月的试听，SM-11S1做到了全面的表现，顺滑的声音，令我感受到不同于大功率的kW的表现方式。The Marantz's clean, fast,revealing,surprisingly transparent, well-organized overall presentation tookthemost challenging recordings in stride. It managed a stellar renderingof arecent reissue on vinyl of Charles Mingus's Mingus Dynasty(Columbia/PurePleasure CS 8236)—an honest, revealing transfer, tape hiss andall, oftwo large-ensemble sessions from 1959 that can get raucous and edgywhenall the players dive in. On the swaggering "Song with Orange,"while theSM-11S1 didn't deliver Roland Hanna's piano with ultimate woodiness,orthe sax section of Benny Golson, Booker Ervin, and John Handy with allthereediness and brass this recording has to offer—it produced a bitofinstrumental blending and unwanted edge—it never turned hard or gotconfusedwhen the brass kicked in for the near-cacophonous conclusion.Instead, the SM-11S1kept everything in place and under control whilenegotiating this recording'ssubtle microdynamic shifts, which revealMingus's pinpoint rhythmic attacks. SM-11S1干净，快速，通透，高解析的声音使优秀唱片神采飞扬。聆听CharlesMingus的 《Mingus Dynasty》，录音的细节，磁带的低噪全部揭示出来，两个合唱组边缘非常清晰。忠实再现乐器混响，将乐器的边缘打磨得非常干净，而且不生硬，不含混。使每件乐器有清晰的定位。
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