Marantz SA10 sacd player

Jafant on rca you can’t tell the difference between Ruby and SA10. It’s the balance where the SA 10 is better.ITS MORE OPEN LAYERING AND SOUNDSTAGE IS BIGGER, more depth and impact.

Jafant I think your sa11 has the same laser like the Ruby and SA10.

So far the SA 10 is performing good with laser replacement.

jayctoy

Thank You for the reply to my query. Good to read the SA-10 is performing again.

Happy Listening!

@sharri  , if you are still out there, there is an issue with the phase of the SA10 (when using balanced output from it) that I do not understand and confuses me a bit.  AQs I am not good with these subjects, I wonder if you could offer me your insights?  Thanks.  I will paste the question I have been asking below:

The manual explains that the USA system is pin 2 is cold, pin 3 is hot; versus the European system which is pin 2 hot, pin 3 cold; on both systems pin 1 is ground.

The manual states that "This unit employs the European system."

Then it goes on to state that "If a product that employs the USA system is connected with this unit [the SA10] via a balanced cable [which I am using], the signal may be phase-inverted. To correct the inversion, set the "Phase" to "Inverted" at the menu setting."

My SA10 is connected to my preamp, which is a Cary SLP 05, via balanced cable, and Cary is not saying in their manual whether they are employing the European system or the USA system so I am ASSUMING that they went with the USA system.

So as I understand the SA10 manual, I should be setting the Phase on my SA10 to ’Inverted’? Since my preamp is using the USA system?

I would follow what the SA-10 manual states regarding this issue.

Thanks for getting back to me on this, @sharri ,

so is that way you interpret what I quoted from the SA10 model?  To invert the phase on the SA10 unless connected to a preamp that is utilizing the "European system"?

Just a quick follow up:  another member ( @stereo-one ) on another thread did the research that I should have been able to do on my own (except that I wasn't thorough enough) and my preamp (Cary SLP 05) is indeed wired with pin 2 hot (of the balanced connections) so therefore it is wired the same as the SA10 (the European system" of balanced connection) and therefore I was incorrect in my thinking that to have the phase correct from my CDP to my pre I should have the phase selector on the CDP set to "inverted."  I have switched it back to "normal."