jsala
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| Best SACD player for the money - Marantz SA-11S1 If you got the TRL mod route, Paul @ TRL feels that the modded SA11 sounds better than the SA14 but not by much. Given that a used SA14 is about half the price of a used SA11, the SA14 would be more cost effective -- you could spend part of the sa... | |
| TRL Marantz Sa-14 Are you guys using the balanced or single-ended (RCA) outputs of your TRL SA14? I have been told that the balanced outputs of the *stock* SA14 sound clearly better than the single-ended/RCA ouputs (even when you level match). I can't confirm this ... | |
| Looking for a Carousel CDP for a Transport Empirical Audio has modded the Sony DVP-CX777es and Pioneer Elite PD-65 as transports. The website describes the mods and the performance improvements. Click on Component Mods. http://www.empiricalaudio.com/TRL likes the Sony 2000ES SACD changer a... | |
| TRL Marantz Sa-14 I have about 120 hours on my Marantz 9500 (its been playing 24hrs/day since I got it) and should have an answer for you in 2 weeks when I am closer to 500 hours. I am burning in both the analog and digital outputs and will evaluate both.At the 100... | |
| TRL 595-how good is it? I've bought an SA14 which will be shipped directly to Paul/TRL for mods. I figure that by late May it should be fully burned in! | |
| TRL Marantz Sa-14 No idea on color - my SA14 v1 is black. | |
| TRL Marantz Sa-14 I got the impression from Paul that the Marantz universal players were a good platform for mods and that they had similar but not quite as much potential as the SA14. I am not sure if he has seen the 9500 specifically since it is relatively new bu... | |
| TRL Marantz Sa-14 Hi, I won't be able to report about the "before" as my SA14 is getting shipped directly to TRL. While it won't tell you about the mod, I am going to compare the TRL SA14 with a stock 9500, which is the latest Marantz universal player with the late... | |
| TRL Marantz Sa-14 I'm looking to have a TRL SA14 in a few weeks. I have just closed a deal for a nice SA14 v1, which will be shipped direct to Paul/TRL. | |
| TRL Marantz Sa-14 Paul has commented that Marantz has a "house" sound that manifests itself due to some similar design principles that are used across many of their players. His mods revise what he feels are the errors they have made. I am in the process of burning... | |
| Marantz 9500 Dennish,How did your 9500 change as it broke in? I just got one last night and I am not too happy with the treble. I hear some glare and hardness plus treble dynamics seem a bit slow. This distracts me from enjoying the music. Did you hear this at... | |
| Is the Denon DVD-2910 a Good DVD Player??? From what I heard, the 2910 and the much more expensive 3910 are essentially the same for video. As for audio, the 3910 has better DACs and analog stage. | |
| Advice on Cary CD Players or other options. The Cary 303 is built like a tank. The insides look very nice. I opened it up to take pictures just to see! I had a 303/100 for 2-3 years. A friend has a 303/200. Our view is that it has a dynamic and powerful sound but that it tends to sound a bi... | |
| Is the Denon DVD-2910 a Good DVD Player??? I was quite interested in the Sony 975 as well since the Oade Bros guys said that it was better on redbook than the Sony 2000ES SACD changer, but then read that the model has been dropped due to reliablity problems with a new model (with essential... | |
| TRL Sony 2000es or RAM Toshiba 3960 Lkdog,Thanks for the input re the 3960. Any idea if TRL has modded the Marantz 8400 universal player. What would be really useful is if they published comments on the various modded players on their website, or at least a list of the players they ... |