Has there been any internal changes to the Marantz SA-10 sound since it first launched in 2016 to now 2024? Anyone have any experience with refurbished SA 10 units?
My local dealer says a refurbished one is better because they've gone through the unit twice and don't wanna see it back again.
But refurbished SA 10 only has a one year warranty, so not sure about that?
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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@jayctoy, Thanks for your input on the SA 10 but I burn in the unit for about 50 hours and played CDs I know play clearly. On the SA 10 and then on an HHB 850 burner I have. The HHB is not as refined as the SA-10 but was listenable and smoother then the 10. You get disillusioned when a $700 burner you can listen to as opposed to an SA-10 that was still fatiguing. Talked to a local Marantz dealer two people from that dealer and they both agreed there's something wrong with the unit or it should at least be checked out. Because out of the box the SA-10 should sound smooth. Maybe thin or tight which is fine before broken in. But the highs should be smooth. |
I purchased a refurbished SA-10 from Music Direct last year. I got a three year warranty with it. Unfortunately its been in the shop twice since then. Frustrating to say the least but I'm hoping Marantz will eventually sort this out. Its a wonderful sounding unit but reliability on this one is in question.
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cmach, Hope you work it out with your SA-10. I know how draining that can be. I'm dealing with my Denon DP 72L which is a cherished table to me and it's starting to die on me. |
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