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| TRL Marantz Sa-14 Have to agree on the new TRL ST-225 integrated amp.Nice amp. Heard it yesterday for a few hours with some Aerial 7B's.Very natural and detailed sound. | |
| TRL Marantz Sa-14 Hmmmm.....I would agree that a Denon receiver is not the best preamp/amp component for two channel listening, but there still shouldn't be noticeable increased noise level or hiss, or whatever you are getting. I have a Denon receiver myself and ha... | |
| TRL Marantz Sa-14 Cjenest- I would call Paul. Distortion induced by the player is not normal.The TRL is exceptionally smooth, natural, detailed,and essentially hash or edge free. If you have another source unit (CD/Turntable) you can confirm that the distortion is ... | |
| TRL Marantz Sa-14 Sbayne- It is well established that the specifics of circuit and parts changes are not released by TRL. This is troubling to some people, others could care less if the outcome is something they are happy with.That said, I do know that they use som... | |
| TRL Marantz Sa-14 To all: Just to clarify things a bit so folks are not alarmed-the car accident mentioned above involved only one TRL staffer-Brian Weitzel. He runs the Record Research Labs (LP cleaners, Shine OLA) part of of the business in addition to partnering... | |
| TRL Marantz Sa-14 Sbayne- Let us know how it turns out as it breaks in. I am guessing it will be similar to the SA14 in many ways.Break in takes time-they seem to see the 500 hour mark as pretty standard on their mods. My expereince with two TRL digital mods is tha... | |
| TRL Marantz Sa-14 Hi Jay- I talked with Brian about it and they felt from their testing after modding that putting it on the Custom setting was the best sounding. Yes, the Custom setting supposedly allows a greater frequency range if I recall correctly.Maybe you co... | |
| Warmest solid-state integrated for under $2k Yes it is a very nice sounding combo with the upgraded TRL Marantz SA14 modification.Only on poorly mastered CD's that are too bright do I get glare or listener fatigue now.Very smooth and detailed. | |
| TRL Marantz Sa-14 I believe that RAM does an SA11 mod for $3500.There may be some info at their site.I believe TRL has some SA11 mods planned for a couple users at their standard fee of $550.Paul is optimistic it will turn out well, but they will need to do some R&... | |
| Warmest solid-state integrated for under $2k FWIW, I had my Musical Fidelity A 300 integrated (150X2) modded by Tube Research Labs. The cost of the mod is $550.The MF A300 can be had used for $8-900 here on AGON.Very neutral warmish sound with a major reduction in harshness or glare, and low... | |
| TRL Marantz Sa-14 Jay- Power cords are kind of Black Art/voodoo thing.While I firmly believe that a good aftermarket power cord is critical-which one is sort of mystifying.Early on in my audio ventures I just made the Crump/Asylum volex cords and they seemed to be ... | |
| TRL Marantz Sa-14 Well, when Paul and Brian said they had been doing continued analysis and evaluation of the SA14 and had uncovered additional exciting upgrades to the existing mod*****they wanted to do for free*****I couldn't get to Fedex quick enough. They told ... | |
| TRL Marantz Sa-14 La45- Yes, the mediums are different for sure. My Technics has the KAB modified arm with the trough/paddle thing to address the alleged tonearm refinement complaints. The Hagerman Cornet tube phono stage was a revelation when I added that. Wonderf... | |
| what CD player between 1-2K I had a Cary 308 for quite some time and enjoyed it very much.Am now using a Marantz SA14 version 1 which I bought used and then had modified by Tube Research Labs.The mod is $550. The SA14 v.1 retailed for $3000 but used runs around $1200.Total i... | |
| TRL Marantz Sa-14 Commonalities:Air between instrumentsLack of harshnessSoundstage depth especially good on bothInstrument placement is excellentRecording venue is heard (room reverb quality)SmoothnessAcoustic instruments esp. horns and bass sound realEngaging and ... |