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Marantz SA-10 arriving Monday!

I've been hearing and reading all I can about this player during this last year. I have a 6005 right now and it's a nice player but not as good as my analog rig (10k) so it's not a fair comparison. Elizabeth mentioned that her SA-10 is better than her analog. I will be comparing the 2 SACD players side by side. I have at least 3 CD's in which I have duplicates. I'm fascinated about how the circuitry upsamples to DSD SACD. Well not exactly but somehow an improvement over Redbook CD. I have a 2" thick maple block coming in the same day for it. It's going to be a long weekend. I know it can't work miracles on all CD's. If there is jitter in the recording then supposedly you will never get that out. Speak up if I'm wrong about that.
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elizabeth
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I have to say the Marantz SA-10 has more detail and finesse than my LP playback does. The LP playback is different, but more veiled. I would need a lot better phono preamp to get ahead of the curve again with the LP playback.I own a Kuzma Stabi/Sogi S arm with a Dynavector 17D3 to an Audio Research Sp-15 I keep just for the the three tube phono. Before the SA-10 it was the top of my listening experience. It is good, but now I think it could be better with a top drawer phono preamp.
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jafant
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elizabeth
Precisely!  Happy Listening!
elizabeth
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Replacing all my duplex outlets and installing Furutech GTX-D (either gold or NCF-Rhodium) has really brought the Marantz SA-10 abilities out. I do not think I would have found the new duplex to be nearly as much of a 'game changer' if I did not have the SA-10 as a source.Equipment that can just seem better and better? The Marantz SA-10 is one of those.
anwar
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@elizabeth do you have isolation transformer or other power conditioning device in your system?  I use Torus AVR30 wall mount (I live in 240V country).  It was only after I have the SA-10 I know the true capability of my system.

My SA-10 is in its second week.  I don't think the break in has completed but it's sounding better and better.  In my experience, playing discs directly using SA-10 transport gives the best results followed by a high-performance USB thumb drive.  My hard disk player (Sony HAP-Z1ES) is not up to the standard of SA-10.  While the Sony supports gapless playback in all formats, the sound is inferior when using SA-10 USB Audio input.  I think to get the best from USB Type B input, need a much better player/streamer costing close to SA-10.

I wish SA-10 supports gapless playback when playing from USB drive.  Right now it mutes with relay clicks at the beginning of each track which is annoying.  I hope Marantz will fix this through firmware upgrade.
elizabeth
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anwar, yes my SA-10 is connected to a PS Audio P=600 regenerator.All my digital gear is to the PS Audio, and my analog gear to a Furman REF 20. The amplifier is to the wall plug.
I do not use the USB input on the SA-10.
anwar, Have you called Marantz help line? See what the number is on the Marantz website (For your location) and give them a call about the USB issue..
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