mrtennis
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| break-in for Marantz SA-7S1 i have over 500 hours on my marantaz 11s2. i perceive hardness, a balanced frequency response and a very precise and focused presentation.my player is currently advertised for sale on audiogon. | |
| Best universal player under $1000? what, no tubed players ? how do you avoid ear fatigue without a tube in a cd player ? | |
| Marantz SA7S1 owners - stock or modded hi john:it's not the turntable, it's the cartridge. i have a cd player, the naim cdx, circa 1994, sound better than any turntable/arm/cartridge combination i have ever heard.many cartridges are frequency unbalanced. some of the older players, e.g.... | |
| Marantz SA7S1 owners - stock or modded hi phillyb:i own a marantz 11s2. it has about 500 hours of signal fed through it, including 3 hours of the purist audio design break-in disk.i find the sound of the marantz very precise, focused, somewhat mechanical and definitely unnatural. perha... | |
| Martin Logan Vantage vs Infinity RS 1b why not borrow a pair of martin logan speakers and decide for yourself ? | |
| It's 2008, what speakers deserve recognition. analysis audio, although perhaps not a "value" speaker, is a ribbon design, which looks like an apogee speaker. | |
| Do all Passive preamps exhibit this trait it's a mistake to think that a preamp is not additive or subtractive. since no components are perfect, all are additive and/or subtractive. the colorations of some may be more difficult to detect. after careful listening , i beleiev it is possible... | |
| Can excellent tubes transcend modest amps? there is no definitive answer to the question posed by kanuk. until the criterion of "better sound" is denoted, the best course of action is to listen to an assortment of tubes, where there are return privilegs , to determine ifsonic improvements ... | |
| totem winds destroy dali helicon mk2 hi ltleo74:i'll bet $1000 if you put any panel speaker up against the totems and the rest, cone designs, i will prefer the panel-- any magnepan, any martin logan, any quad, any apogee, any analysis audio. any planar speaker is preferred over any c... | |
| Used speakers for $3k? Oh the confusion have you considered the eminent technology lft 8b ? | |
| $ 2500 ....Stay with Vandersteens ??...what else ? consider a panel speaker. you could listen to martin logan or magnepan in that price range. if you buy used, your options for a panel speaker expand. | |
| More CD Player selection woes i own a marantz 11s2. i'm not sure you would prefer it to your denon player, without a statement regardding your sonic objectives.definitely, stay away from the cayin,. i owned that player. without mods, it is definitely unbalanced in its frequenc... | |
| break-in for Marantz SA-7S1 hi dgarretson:i would welcome the opportunity to compare cd players. i own a stock 11s2. i live in nassau county. how far are you from manhattan ?thanks.i agree that subtraction = loss. however, a slightly out-of-focus presentation sounds more lik... | |
| break-in for Marantz SA-7S1 i find the marantz 7s1 and 11s2 balanced in its frequency response. however, it exhibits a level of clarity that is not heard when in the presence of live unamplified music.these players are ruthless in their revelation of flaws in a recording. un... | |
| break-in for Marantz SA-7S1 at this time my favorite cd player is the audionote cd2. i thought i liked the original lector 7, the two chassis version.i also liked the first zanden dac, not the current version,the sony scd 1, the cal tempest and first aria player.these are th... |