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| Marantz Sa 14 SACD Trouble, Advice-Opinions Needed Have you contacted Marantz directly on this? They have factory authorized service centers. How old is your unit? Marantz offers a 3 year factory warranty. I would find it hard to believe that Marantz would not have a replacement laser even if it's... | |
| Part 2: Help me choose a new subwoofer cable... I just upgraded to an Audioquest Sub-X 6 meter subwoofer cable (RCA) from an entry level Monster subwoofer cable I had been using. Great. Love it. It has excellent shielding and 1.25% silver plated solid copper core conductor to reduce distortion.... | |
| Two prongs power cable Yes, the two prong power cords are known as a C7 connection. Most of those supplied with audio components are chintzy and of poor quality. I have purchased two C7 power cords, one Audioquest NRG-1.5 (6ft) and one PSAudio. One was for my Marantz Bl... | |
| Three best audiophile CD/LP in your collection This is based simply on how magnificent these are recorded and sound. Trust me on these. Lee Ritenour: "Smoke 'N Mirrors" CDElton John: "Honky Chateau" Multi-channel SACDNorman Brown: "Celebration" CD Brian Culbertson: "Somethin' Bout Love" HDCDTo... | |
| Does anyone have advice on power cables? I went with an Audioquest NRG 1.5 for my Marantz SACD/DVD player with a C7 connection. The factory supplied power cord is crappy. Very reasonable and great sound. | |
| Subs and the quest for bass. I added a second subwoofer (B&W) and it does make a noticeable difference in room loading. While the first sub probably provides enough LFEs, there was an obvious dead area in the far corner of my large room. The second sub simply fills that v... | |
| Upgrading from my Rotel RCD-1072 Yes, definetly take it in and listen to it next to the units you may purchase. That's what I did when I purchased my RCD-1072 back in 2006. I brought in an older NAD player and I could clearly hear the difference in detail particularly in the high... | |
| Best Reasonable ICs for 5.1 Blue Ray Analog Outs You didn't specify a cable length so let's say you need one meter (3'4") for each cable. My recommendations would include Audioquest Sidewinders ($65.00 each) or Copperheads ($95.00 each) retail x 5. The Copperheads new would bring you just under ... | |
| CCR Remastered CDs remastered in the 1994 time frame can not sound nearly as good as CDs being digitally remastered today from the original tapes in 24-bit PCM technology. Any CD of older music was "remastered". That's how the music gets on to CD media. Your CCR... | |
| Best interconnects for Rotel 1072cd player I know how many on this forum feels about Monster Cable but I'm using a pair of Monster M350i interconnects for my Rotel RCD-1072 connected to my Rotel AVR. My high end audio store here in NJ (Rotel/B&W dealer) sells Monster cable as their mor... | |
| Rotel RCD-1070 replacement I completely agree with Elizabeth. If it's skipping CDs intermittently, it's probably time for a new unit. You got your money's worth and now it's time to move on. Advances in CD players have been significant just in the past 5 years or so. I have... | |
| Denon DVD 2900 5900 etc Audio VS Oppo 83SE Audio I don't have any experience with the Denon and Oppo units but would like to provide some hopefully useful input for you. If you have 75 SACDs (I'm jealous since I only have about a dozen but building), and you're willing to spend some $$$, conside... | |
| Best new or used speakers for under 3K? For well under $3K (in the $1500.00 area/pr brand new), my vote is on the B&W 683s full 3-way loudspeakers. I've got a pair now that will be one year old in May. Love them and my room is 13' x 23' so 12'x14' works even better. Take a listen so... | |
| Surround Speakers for B&W Yes, totally agree with Scar972. Go for a pair of the B&W M-1s. I have them and they're fabulous for surround sound. Read up on them at B&Ws site. They're small, compact, and fairly good looking. But they're quite substantial in build qual... | |
| Amplifier and Speaker Advice needed With your budget, you'll have to go preowned for sure but there's a lot to choose from here on Gon. There are two preowned Rotel RMB-1075 5 channel amps for sale right now on Gon for $600.00 each. That's an excellent price. I have an RMB-1075 myse... |