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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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jond
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@sfseay It all depends on your situation in terms of wifi strength and crowding on the bands. I live in downtown DC tons of interference here and the 2.4G band is super crowded I was getting dropouts streaming Flacs and Tidal. Switched to 5G and no problems at all streaming anything.
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blueranger OP
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I think there is a breaking in to some degree. I believe that. I also believe if your system hasn't been played for a couple of weeks then your new equipment arrives and you turn on everything and it might not be as stabilized electrically. Then the break in effect will be exaggerated. I leave my equipment on 24/7. It makes a difference in the Bryston 14bsst. It idles at 150 watts but in the winter thats not a bad thing.  I thought I'd made a  mistake when I purchased the 8005. Very closed in soundstage.  I dont know how much the refurbished SA-10 has been operated so I might not see ass much. Hey hifiman5. The 18x24x4 air dried maple is breaking in good under my 80 lb TT. I think the atoms are slowly being compressed.
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@milpai  +1   "Breaking is easy, building is difficult" - Alexander the Great on building a pier out to attack the island city of Tyre.🧐
chayro
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You’re right - there is no such thing as break/burn-in.
And bumblebees can’t fly. But while I do believe CD players take a few months to reach their potential, I can’t understand the fact that so many Esoteric owners say they take 500 hours of burn in. Exactly what is burning in, say after 100 hours? That one I could never figure out. I had an Esoteric X-05 for 6 months and I never liked it.  Maybe I only had 490 hours on it when I sold it. 
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@blueranger - you definitely don’t need 5G or fiber to stream hires music in your home.  Even streaming DSD doesn’t require more than WiFi “N” or “AC” if your network is operating properly. I have tested streaming DSD 128 files to a Lumin U1 and a PS Audio Directstream DAC with Bridge II simultaneously without issue.  Both the Lumin and the Direcstream were running on a WiFi to Ethernet Bridge at the time
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blueranger OP
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The 8005 sounded bad when I first played it but smoother out playing 24/7. The SA-10 is a refurbished unit so expect it a little broke in. It was a well known eBay seller with good feedback and I felt comfortable doing the purchase.
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milpai
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@chayro ,
You meant "burn in"? Hifiman5 does not like breaking anything :-)
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@chayro   Come on.  You know, because you have been told so many times that there is no such thing as "break-in".  Can you measure it?  What objective data do you have to back up the "break-in" assertion?  You must be as deluded as I am!😝
audiosens
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Would I hear a huge improvement comparering the Marantz SA10 with my old Moon Supernova CD player, if I listen to mostly to normal CD version ?
chayro
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I think you will need to break it in for a few weeks before you can judge anything.  Actually a few months, but I'm trying not to dampen your enthusiasm.  
rsfphil
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Toothpaste is Elizabeth.
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blueranger OP
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Thanks for your encouragement. I just wonder if this will be Marantz's last audiophile player like the path Sony took. I have close to 600 CDs and I'm not just going to let that investment gather dust. I thought about using the money and get a Bryston DAC and streamer but I felt the MQA issue hasn't been settled fully and when we get the 5G networks going and optical fiber to the home then the hi rez files won't have to be compressed.
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There is a guy on Audio Asylum in the Digital section who goes by the name of Toothpaste that owns one. From his threads, He is in love with it. I think this one may be a winner. Good luck with the new player.  I love the thrill of the anticipation waiting for it to arrive, then the unboxing...…..

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Thank You- blueranger

for the update. Elizabeth is a strong resource for this player, as not many people, have auditioned/owned it.  I look forward in reading more about this player as you massage into your system.  I am trying to find a demo myself.


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