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How good is the Marantz SA-7S1?

I have read a couple of rave reviews of this Marantz SACD Player. I have seen very little about this player on Audiogon. I would like to read the reaction of people who have heard this player or own it. Any comparisons would be helpful to other digital equipment that you have heard as well.
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abe_av
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I tried once using other people's SA7S1. Seems has difficulty to read CD-R, which I use for testing equipment and works flawlessly with many other CD, SACD players.
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mattkimb96
107 posts
 
Go to positive feedback.com issue 35, for a recent review of the SA-7. I have had the opportunity to hear this unit in my system and agree completely with the reviewers assessment. Could not afford the 7 but did buy the 11s2 which IMHO was noticable upgrade over the 11s1. Don't know why there has not been very many comments here on either player but do know that both have been backordered for several months now.
gerrye123
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It's excellent. I changed from an Ack dAck 2.0 with hi-res cap option and Metronome CDP used as a transport to a SA-7S1 about 4 months ago. I think its best attribute is that it does everything well.

It doesn't have any sonic weakness. It may not be the "best" in any single attribute, but taken as a whole, it's an "All-Star" player (no steroids needed). SACD playback capability is a bonus.

Gerry
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