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Marantz SA-10 arriving Monday!

I've been hearing and reading all I can about this player during this last year. I have a 6005 right now and it's a nice player but not as good as my analog rig (10k) so it's not a fair comparison. Elizabeth mentioned that her SA-10 is better than her analog. I will be comparing the 2 SACD players side by side. I have at least 3 CD's in which I have duplicates. I'm fascinated about how the circuitry upsamples to DSD SACD. Well not exactly but somehow an improvement over Redbook CD. I have a 2" thick maple block coming in the same day for it. It's going to be a long weekend. I know it can't work miracles on all CD's. If there is jitter in the recording then supposedly you will never get that out. Speak up if I'm wrong about that.
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How ya doin' out there?  I wanted to update you for a change- I could not find a SA-10 here in the Southeast U.S., I purchased an Ayre DX-5 spinner.To my ears, the CD and SACD playback are superb. It is an easy endeavor matching to Ayre Twenty Series gear as well. 
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There was just a SA-10 on Audiogon a few days ago for less than $3000. Probably went for 2500-2700. I have the DX-5 which is a "glorified" Oppo 83. For the approx.3K- 4K you have to spend on a DX-5 the less than 3K SA-10 is a screaming bargain if you dont need it as a Universal player.

Your also SOL if anything happens to your 10 Year Old DX-5 as Ayre doesn’t have any lasers or other replacement parts as confirmed by Michael at Ayre. You would have to source a laser (Made in China) if that went but the rest?? Probably going to be a doorstop unless you find a working Oppo 83.

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I almost brought that unit. A gold unit came up later on and I snatched it. It is 800 more but still 600 below new. I had the sa-11s2 and oh boy, the sa-10 is an obvious upgrade. I’m only at the 50 hrs mark and everything is sounding wonderful now. Already surpass the sa-11 in terms of instructment isolation. The soundstage. Micro and macro dynamic. Talking about dynamic, this spinner is one of a kind. Last time I heard a similar sound is at the show with most rooms using the emm labs. The bass go very deep, I explored another layers or two of bass notes compared to the sa-11. The sa-11 is sweeter but maybe a bit too sweet for some. The sa-10 brings it back towards the esoteric type of reproduction more but it is still a touch sweeter than the Ayre.
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Thank You for sharing your impression/thought on the SA-10. What other gear including cabling rounds out the system?  Happy Listening!
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