Saul Marantz, an accomplished classical guitarist, founded Marantz with the hope of improving the quality of audio equipment available to him in the 1950s. Beginning with preamplifiers and power amplifiers, Marantz quickly grew their line of music and audio recording technology products, offering turntables, speakers, and more - ultimately leading the way in the 80s with the advent of the first publicly announced CD player. Today, Marantz offers a host of professional and personal audio recording and playback devices. For premium CompactFlash, SD, and CD recorders, look no further than Marantz.