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Marantz 15s2 thoughts

Picked up a brand new Marantz 15s2 integrated this week. SO far I have about 50 hours on it.

I've seen Marantz gear labeled as warm and tube like, but so far i'm not hearing any of those qualities. Probably still needs a lot more hours on it. I've noticed that the CD input that is tied to an input buffer has sharper/fatiguing treble compared to the regular line inputs. The phono amp is hot in the treble as well. This is my first Marantz product, great build quality and potentially a one box solution (integrated + phono + headphone), but I was expecting a warmer sound, even out of the box.

What is the break in time on Marantz products?

I use a Rega P5 w/ Dyanvector 10x5, Transporter, Cardas & Tara Labs IC's, Audioquest Rockefeller, B&W 705 or BB&W CDM7SE's, and a REL Starta III
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auxetophone
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Give most solid state amps 150 hours or more to really settle down. 300 hours is not unreasonable. It might help to include a few heat-up/cool-down cycles in there as well.

Try to avoid spending more money to address the "issue"
while you're waiting :)
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