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SACD's to avoid due to poor remastering.
George Thorogood " Move It On Over " is no treat for the ears... 
Marantz SA-11 S1 vs Sony XA-5400es
Food for thought re: the Marantz: In his Stereophile review M Fremer refers to it as "reasonably detailed ". Mr Tennis describes it as "ruthlessly revealing" Sounds like you need to hear it in your own system... 
Best SACD's
Eleanor Mcevoy- Early Hours Dire Straits- Brothers in Arms 
Marantz SC 11 S1 Pre amp
Oh yea Zormi, i meant to add that I simply called Markertek and had them make me a set of XLR cable with the pins reversed on one end. Custom 2 ft. length with, high quality Canare cable w/ neutrik connectors for about $52.00! 
Marantz SC 11 S1 Pre amp
So far,I'm impressed. It isnt broken in yet, but i'm really impressed with the amount of fine detail it presents. It does not sound "solid state", tho it is a little "drier" than my tube pre. The soundstage is not as wide,but again, it is still br... 
Marantz SC 11 S1 Pre amp
Thanks for the input Zormi. I am surprised that no one here seems to have any experience with either of these. I recently purchased the Sc 11 s1 and am just now getting a chance to use it. 
Marantz SC 11 S1 Pre amp
...anyone? 
Quick poll: Listening at night, lights ON or OFF ?
Maybe a candle... 
Sony SCD-XA5400ES-Best SACD for under $10,000
Mrtennis: if you " understand the redbook section is no big deal" I think you've been mis-led. As previous posters noted, it does "draw you in". I find myself listening to entire discs from start to finish rather than constantly jumping up to swit... 
Sony SCD-XA5400ES-Best SACD for under $10,000
I think its great on both formats. On redbook it is detailed but never fatiguing,with nice extension at both ends. I dont own alot of sacd's,but I am now buying them at quite a clip! The remastered sacd of Dire Straits "Brothers In Arms " even got... 
Audiophiles make terrific Enophiles
I'm not a creator, but quite a consumer... 
Matching SS amp with Rogue Magnum 99 & Tyler LSS?
I've been very happy with my McCormack DNA 225/ Rogue 99 Mag combo. 
Amplifier for Klipsch Cornwalls
I was simply stating my experience with Klipsch. I've owned K horns, La Scalas and heresy's, and in my opinion they all sounded much better with a ss amp and tube pre. 
Amplifier for Klipsch Cornwalls
Go with SS. Those 15 inch woofers can sound slow and mushy with tubes. A tube pre amp is what you want in my opinion... 
Jazz vocals recommendations please
Madeline Peyroux