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Marantz 8001 SACD Player mods?

Looking for input. I have a Marantz 8001 CD/SACD player. I'm either thinking about replacing it or having one of the modifier shops have at it. Is it worth up to $2000 to modify this unit or would I get better sound if I just replaced it with a used unit around $2000? Anyone have any experience with a modified 8001? Might I get better sound just by upgrading to a Marantz SA-11 or SA-15? I'm more interested in the best Redbook sound, as I only have a handful of SACD's.
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sharri
59 posts
 
Tvad,
You know all about taking a bath on getting money back on modifications!
That's why you need to be sure you want to keep the player.
BTW, there's not too much Marantz left in my players.
Steve
tvad
9,467 posts
 
03-10-09: Sharri
Tvad,
You know all about taking a bath on getting money back on modifications!

Yes I do.

That's why you need to be sure you want to keep the player.

With each player, I was sure I wanted to keep it. Until I decided I didn't want to keep it.
sharri
59 posts
 
Some times it's a hard call, to be sure.
I've done well. But I had to work at it.

I started just swapping parts, not much gain.
Then I went to a new clock, small gain.
Then I added a power supply for the clock, big gain.
Then I installed a complete new output stage from the dac chip onwards, near SOTA.

I did all the work myself, working only off information found on the web.

Can't do that with many players, but you can with the entry level Marantz players - 8001, 8260, and 8400.

Steve
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