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| Best SACD player for the money - Marantz SA-11S1 DcaudioJust as a counter point to your thought. I have a McCormack UDP-1 which really is a fine sounding unit. Being the possessed, audio nut that I am, I pursued another modder who advertises mods here on Agon regularly. That modder WOULD do a m... | |
| TRL Marantz Sa-14 Just got the SA-14. The machine is very heavy and sturdy in its construction. I have a disc in on repeat play. I'll leave it that way for the rest of the week, before I listen to it. That will put it at around 100 hours of break in. As I opened th... | |
| tube upgrade for first sound Thanks DrubinI guess I'll switch the stock tubes, with other tubes I've been collecting, to see if the distortion stops. Good point, about the OA2 not being in the signal path. Please post again with what happens in your FS.ThanksPaul | |
| tube upgrade for first sound Ok Fellas....What are the signs of a tube going bad? I am getting a distortion in the upper frequencies in the right channel of my new FS Pres. Deluxe MkII. It has happened within th past two days. Certain High pitches (piano music, flute/piccolo)... | |
| TRL Marantz Sa-14 Hi Jess45Yep! Paul really gets it. He believes he's "just doing his job" though. He even called my house and left a message (I wasn't home at the moment) telling me that the unit shipped on Wednesday. I expect to get it on the 19th. I'm glad to he... | |
| TRL Marantz Sa-14 Paul Weitzel and TRL offer the highest level of commitment to the customer I have ever experienced from an audio vendor. I just recieved an email from Paul regarding my SA14 which will ship on Wednesday. I'll just say this: Paul is extremely conce... | |
| TRL Marantz Sa-14 Lkdog - I'll let you know for sure. It was some of your impressions of your 595 that got me interested in the TRL mods. I think the SA-14 will be a fine sounding player - according to Paul. His advice is why I chose that model. ;-) | |
| TRL Marantz Sa-14 Jsala - Your point about Paul is excellent. Paul and I have exchanged several emails regarding the Sa-14 I have ordered. He is very modest in his praise of the mods he does. His customers however, according to all the threads, are not as modest as... | |
| tube upgrade for first sound Question....According to Emmanual, (and the owners manual) the break in period for an FS is 2 weeks. But alot of you fellow FS owners advise a month, before Tube and power cord experimentation. Any reason for this? BTW - Yes the power cord was exp... | |
| TRL Marantz Sa-14 La45I have been interested in the TRL modded machines since reading the reactions of various Agoners who bought the TRL Sony 595. I emailed back and forth to Paul, at TRL, a few times and placed an order...Now, I have an Sa-14 coming from TRL in a... | |
| TRL Marantz Sa-14 La45I have been interested in the TRL modded machines since reading the reactions of various Agoners who bought the TRL Sony 595. I emailed back and forth to Paul, at TRL, a few times and placed an order...Now, I have an Sa-14 coming from TRL in a... | |
| tube upgrade for first sound Thanks men. This really does feel like being a member of a club. :-) It's funny how something like audio gear can bring people from all around the country together.I'll be patient and I'll keep you posted. BTW - I already picked up a Mini Khan pow... | |
| tube upgrade for first sound By the way.....What is with the price of tubes!!!? YIKES!!!!! I hope the FS is kind to tubes. :-) | |
| tube upgrade for first sound I've been running my new FS for 8+ days now. It's only been shut down to discharge the caps, as Emmanuel recommends. I've noticed that this unit NEVER, becomes even slightly warm. Does this translate to being very kind to the tubes in the pre? Jus... | |
| tube upgrade for first sound Artg & Audiofankj - Thanks for the support. Making the decision was the hardest part of all. I just didn't want to make a mistake. I sure I didn't. :-) Still waiting for the bass to break loose. I't only been 4+ days though. :-)So the breakin ... |