SA11 S2 SACD player. I'm listening to more CDs


This player has impressed me to the point that I am listening to more digital these days than analog. I never thought I would say that but I am now.

I still love my LPs and I still listen to them, especially the older ones that still sound better in analog, but digital has come a long way. I am saving for a better turntable which will outperform this SACD player, but at a cost.

I love the way analog does classical and jazz, the decay, the naturalness of the sound and by no means is digital the end all. There are many things that analog can do that I have never been able to hear the digital equal, especially the subtle details that are rendered through great analog systems.

The price of this player and all of its good points has me listening. Hats off to Marantz. Right now I am listening to Sinatra at the Sands, impressive to say the least. The dynamics are amazing. In King Crimson's newer CD release "In the Court of the Crimson King" the sound of the Mellotron is such like I have never heard before on vinyl.

I am curious to other audiophiles take on the new digital gear and recordings for that matter.
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Filter 1 on most of the time, sometimes 2. Not sure if it is the same with the S1. I think I read somewhere that they are a little different.
They may not be. My S1 has 3 settings. Setting 1 is no filter, and then 2 and 3. Filter seems to work best for most redbooks.
I meant to say filter 2 is my preference for redbook. Filter 3 is too laid back for my tastes.
i owned the marantz sa 11 s2, sold it and will buy the minimax dac with the sabre chip and tube gain stage.

the marantz is dry sounding.

before i sold the marantz, i lent it to a friend. i have a tube based system and he has a tube pre and ss amp.

he thought the marantz was edgy.

i guess we have different ears and tastes.