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Originally Posted by rnrmf1971
Crumhorn,
You can use whatever power cable you want with the Marantz. I use 3 prong cables and they can certainly bring improvements. I'm using an Audioquest Dragon at the moment, and also have been using the Acrolink/Esoteric 7N-PC9700 and both bring significant gains in sound quality to my ears. Use the stock power cable to establish a baseline for comparisons.
With regard to suggestions about a Modwright Oppo, my experience was 180 degrees different. I'll never blow money on a modded unit from anyone, again. The stock 105 was way better than the Modwright version, for me. My lesson was just buy a better player to start.
I'm confident the Marantz would destroy both players given that I like the Marantz better than the Oppo UDP-205 which I greatly preferred over the BDP-105.
I listened to the stock settings for awhile, but eventually changed the settings to this:
headphone amp: OFF
Filter: 2
Dither: 1
Noise Shaper: 4th-1
I found this combo to give the best balance of focus, clarity, and musicality in my system.
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I will have to disagree with you on the Modwright Oppo 105 vs stock 105. The Modwright 105 is night n day better than the stock 105, no comparison. I've heard them both side by side in the same system setup. I couldn't stand listening to the stock 105 for extended period, it sounded too digital for me. The stock 205 is a definite improvement over the stock 105 hands down but still could not compare to the Modwright 105/205 or the Marantz SA-10.
The stock Oppo 105 is a great bluray player when using HDMI out for bluray / DVD movie playbacks. I own one in my dedicated home theater setup system. The picture quality is top notch and is a very reliable bluray player. The 205 is even better plus you get the benefit of playing 4K UHD movie discs.
By the way, I noticed that you have the SA-10 and the PM-10 integrated in the same setup. How's the PM-10 integrated amp? I think the amplifier output stage is class D? The use a linear analog toroidal transformer power supply in the PM-10 is it just for the preamp section or for both the preamp & power amp sections?
I'm skeptical when it comes to class D amps when used for listening to music but I wouldn't mind class D amps for movies (home theater).