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| TRL Marantz Sa-14 Dracule1-Fair inquiry without a doubt.I did not pop the hood on mine. Others have done so. I have heard earlier TRL Sony mods used more dampening material than later as they determined what amount was actually effective/needed per specific units. ... | |
| TRL Marantz Sa-14 Yes, Paul and TRL have a longstanding positive reputation in the audio field and he is very conscious of maintaining that rep with each and every customer from the $550 digital mods to the multi-thousand dollar amps he makes. Everybody gets treate... | |
| TRL Marantz Sa-14 Very good questions by all.It does seem to be the case by some modders to make extreme claims about their new and improved mod that they are now offering that "blows away" whatever they did before to that unit. Makes you wonder. Especially if you ... | |
| TRL Marantz Sa-14 Maybe Jes45 can jump in here.He has firsthand experience with the TRL 2000 and the TRL modded Marantz SA14. I am not sure which version of the SA14 he has auditioned, I think version 1.He was extremely impressed and comments from TRL are quite pos... | |
| TRL Sony 2000es or RAM Toshiba 3960 Jahaira-No worries bro..I just wanted to make clear that I sure am no expert at the build quality of these various units.I would guess that the Sony 2000 is a big step up overall in build quality and that usually translates into sound.I maybe shou... | |
| TRL Sony 2000es or RAM Toshiba 3960 Jahaira-I have never seen nor heard a Toshiba 3960. I had heard they were going for like 60 bucks somewhere lately.When I suggested that Jsala talk to Paul about the build quality I did not mean to imply anything good or bad about it. What I meant... | |
| TRL Sony 2000es or RAM Toshiba 3960 Jsala- You might email or call Paul about the different Marantz units they have assessed and are evaluating.When I mentioned above about MArantz units that cost a "bit more", I should have stated that they are going to evaluate the 8260, as well a... | |
| TRL Sony 2000es or RAM Toshiba 3960 Reb-Yes, it is quite a bit more. Could become their reference unit to mod at this point. Jsala- They really like the overall sound of the 3960.It gives up some things in bass to the 595/2000, if I recall Paul's comments-but has turned out very nice. | |
| TRL Sony 2000es or RAM Toshiba 3960 Paul and Brian at TRL have an amazing ear and I think it is due to their live field recording and audio engineering work.Yes, they are evaluating different units and are very impressed with Marantz units as platforms if one wishes to spend a bit m... | |
| TRL 595-how good is it? LOL! Hilarious and brilliant! | |
| TRL 595-how good is it? Guido-I mean no real criticism of 711smilin. We have had an ongoing good natured dialogue about his journey and by his own admission he is driving himself crazy and not enjoying himself lately.By the way, I actually am a licensed mental health pro... | |
| TRL 595-how good is it? 711smilin(Steve)- I was never sure what your big dilemma and torture was about all of this digital stuff. You came to the exact conclusion we all knew you would-APL is the best in your view. You love the APL stuff and made that clear from the begi... | |
| TRL 595-how good is it? I have posted a review on this unit on AA-Hi REZ which may provide an additional useful perspective. http://www.audioasylum.com/forums/hirez/messages/203446.html | |
| System Components are Warm but Synergy is Bright? Mdp0430I tried that a bit with some expensive Straight Wire cables I borrowed, but I lean toward cables that stay out of the way versus adding something.Good luck in finding that right mix of components. | |
| Best turntable for easy setup and no maintenence? Got to agree with the Technics SL-1200 with KAB modded tonearm recommendation. Found a nice one used.Easy to setup, but has refined features.Am using a Dynavector 10x5 cartridge.Added a Hagerman Cornet phono stage.Have less than a grand into this ... |