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?
tpk123
The PF review is also just about worthless IMO. The reviewer did not reference any of the specific recordings he used in his "review" and all the listening was done via headphones. The evaluation was focused on how the Marantz compared to the modded Sony and not how the player reproduces real acoustic instruments. The review did not help me at all understand if this Marantz is a good player. Please read it for yourself and see what you think.
Hamr,

Just for clarity, could you be more specific on how the Marantz compared with the Ayre? Was it the C-5xe?

Thank you!