I own the SA-14.
I heard (???) that the V2 would not be available in the US. I do not know if that is true.
When I first bought the SA-14, I was not totally happy with CD playback. Then I let it burn in for a LONG time and things improved, great robust sound that was very musical but lacked some of the refined inner detail of the Krell that it replaced. Then I did some research and was told that the Marantz is very susceptible to tweaking. With tweaking, I have gotten that detail, but still working on refining the set-up.
You might want to consider the SA-14 that is out there now. You can find it for almost 50% off.
Richard
I heard (???) that the V2 would not be available in the US. I do not know if that is true.
When I first bought the SA-14, I was not totally happy with CD playback. Then I let it burn in for a LONG time and things improved, great robust sound that was very musical but lacked some of the refined inner detail of the Krell that it replaced. Then I did some research and was told that the Marantz is very susceptible to tweaking. With tweaking, I have gotten that detail, but still working on refining the set-up.
You might want to consider the SA-14 that is out there now. You can find it for almost 50% off.
Richard