Has anyone compared it to the Marantz SA-11? I own the SA-11 and was wondering what the extra $3000 buys you in terms of sound. Sometimes $3000 buys you a lot and sometimes it doesn't. Also, did anyone else notice the picture in the TAS review is not of the player but of a Marantz preamp?
Marantz SA7S1
I just read the review in absolute sound and must say it is totally uninformative as to how the player sounds. I did see the full page ad Marantz took out a few pages earlier, so I am guessing the vague "this is a great player" review is why we saw that. With that said, does anyone have real world experience and comparisons of this player or is it just a 50 pound expensive enigma?