Marantz SA-10 arriving Monday!

Yes I have a P1000. About my system sounding shrill 10 days ago. What ever cold it had it cured itself or I helped it. I waited 6 days  to post here to make sure it was still sou,ding excellent. When I first got the SA-10 I PUT ONE OF MY 2 VPI bricks (it's a black hole for stray electronic fields) on top near its transformer. I immediately wrote a post about it being the best digital I had ever heard. Then a week after that it had what I call digititus, sounding thin and shrill. I was dumbfounded. I then realized I had moved my VPI brick to the preamp!! I out it back on the player and it sounded much much better!!! I cannot fathom a well designed player like mine being vulnerable to electrical field anomalies. So my hypothesis is that it's heavy weight damped the chassis. Or my system was still in the break in stage and regressed. Or I had unplugged my power cords and that dissipated any static. I just know now my player sounds fantastic. Elizabeth, do you have any tweaks done on your player?

Oh one more thing. I blew a fuse on the preamp and  replaced it with the same make. Has anyone noticed after a fuse change that their stereo sounds different?

I have no done any tweaking to my SA-10. I own three VPI bricks (found them all used, locally at a stereo shop, $15 each!) , I will try putting one on the SA-10 over the transformer. (though you problem may be caused by local power issue?)    I Googled pictures of interior of SA-10 and the transformer is front left encased in a copper shield. Is that where you placed your VPI brick? I just stuck one over the transformer on my SA-10. Not immediately noticing anything different.    I would have to do more critical experimenting to say for sure.   At least it is an easy experiment. Lift off. put back. lift off. LOL                                              
The one tweak I would do, except the SA-10 costs $7000 and I fear doing it if I need the warranty.. Is to use higher AC line frequency. Higher than 60Hz. My PS Audio P600 can change it up to 120 Hz AC frequency. And Paul McGowan in a PS Audio utube video suggests it helps most power supplies to use higher Hz AC. Anyway I have my other digital gear at 110 Hz but not the Marantz. I called Marantz and asked, but they said 'It is not supported" So I just cannot do it and if I need service then lie. No way. So not until the warranty is gone.                                          
As for fuses. nope. Never had a fuse blow except an amp I shorted and blew the rail fuse, just once.

Does anyone remember the original Bright Star Little Rock?  I think I still have one somewhere.  The are VPI bricks more effective?

I placed it a little to the left over the transformer at first then I put it front and centered over the transport. I haven't took it off. I'm in the camp if it isn't broke don't fix it. I think it might help more with damping. I know it just sounds wonderful now. One reason I bought it among many others is your praise of it here