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Marantz cd players

Looking for some advice on a possible purchase I’m planning. 
I have been presented with a few good deals on a couple of different Marantz cd players.
1. Is a Marantz sa-10
2. Is a Marantz ki-ruby 
3 is a Marantz sa-30
Looking for the pros and cons and the benefits of each one over the other. 
I am looking at the Marantz brand because I am Familiar with the brand and something I have always had good luck with. 
Thanks for the help/advice

thedoc2004
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nonoise
10,577 posts
 

I don’t need to see your system in order to give advice. No one really does.

I used to own a Marantz Reference SA-15S2 and thought very highly of it until I got a Technics SL-G700 SACD player which kind of ran rings around the Marantz in terms of air, dynamics, tone and that elusive see-through quality  into a recording.

Ken Ishiwata had a preference for that Marantz house sound and it showed in all the product he had a hand in making. They all lean towards the warm side of neutral and most music played through them had that unoffensive sound that can be big and engaging but it kept things at a distance for me as I’m not a fan of a romanticized sound.

I believe the Marantz SA-30 came out after his death and as such, the designers of that unit (and basically all from then on) went for a different sound more in line with the likes of my Technics and others out there in that they’re more engaging, upfront and detailed with better slam and dynamics, going for a more neutral presentation without the romantic sheen of old. That’s my take on it.

All the best,
Nonoise

jeffrey125
282 posts
 

Completely agree with the above post. Total BS and very voyeuristic wanting to see images to make a recommendation on audio equipment. Find it a bit creepy.  
 

Hi, If you post your system and listening preferences it will help the feedback you get. I vote for the Ruby because I think it is becoming a collectors item.
ghdprentice

5,090 posts

 

@kota1 

+1

 

Click on the downward pointed triangle next to “discussion Forum”… then Virtual Systems. Some photos and listing your components will help enormously.
kota1
2,706 posts
 

@jeffrey125

Total BS and very voyeuristic wanting to see images to make a recommendation on audio equipment.

If you really wanna go there its total BS to ask advice from strangers on the internet, but IMO, if you want to ask anyway, a picture helps. 

mahler123
3,063 posts
 

@nonoise I second every thing in his post, particularly about the old Marantz house sound, which rolled off the treble to much for my liking.  I am not familiar with their newer iterations.  Btw, for the OP, the Marantz customer service doesn’t get high marks.  Hopefully the CDP will stay problem free until you get your money worth, because after that you are probably SOL

thedoc2004 OP
15 posts
 

I really appreciate everyone’s help with making my decision on the Marantz cd players. 

I do have the opportunity to try them out for a week and return if I am unhappy with any of them. 

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