Well — my replacement Marantz SA-10 sure took a long time to break in! I've been playing it pretty much 24/7 since Sept. 2 (split between CD, SACD, & files on a USB flash drive), and it wasn't until a few days ago that the sound took a giant leap in quality. Just about every aspect of the sound improved significantly, & it finally sounds like the unit everyone has been praising so highly here & elsewhere! I'm hearing new, musically relevant, details on discs I've listened to for decades. Until now, I had been disappointed & underwhelmed. No more! It's now hard to end my listening sessions. Thanks, everyone, for the advice & encouragement!
SOTA Cosmos TT (vacuum, Electronic Flywheel), SME V, Koetsu Rosewood Signature, Pass Labs XP-15 phono stage, Klaudio LP200 ultrasonic RCM
Marantz SA-10 SACD player, Alesis ML-9600 mastering CD burner, Nakamichi 700 ZXE Cassette Deck
Pass Labs XP-30 (SS) & Hovland HP-100 (tube) preamps
Edge G8+ laser-biased monoblocks & Classé M-700 monoblocks
Rockport Atria & Infinity IRS Beta Speakers
Audience AU24 SX Phono cable, MIT Shotgun ICs, Shunyata Alpha v1 SCs
Revelation Audio Labs 'Passage' CryoSilver Reference DualConduit DB-25 umbilical cables for Pass XP-30
Shunyata Everest 8000 power conditioner w/Sigma v2 XC (on BBA platform), Shunyata Alpha NR v1, Delta NR v1, & Venom HC PCs. Also PS8 & 2 Venom Defenders.
Audio Magic Ultimate SHD Bees Wax Fuse, Synergistic Research Blue & Black fuses, Hi-Fi Tuning fuses
Last edited by Crumhorn; 03-27-2022 at 03:57 PM.
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