I saw a good review in stereophile for the marantz 8001, i think they compared it to a cary if I remember correctly. The 8001 was in class a for sacd, which is crazy for stereophile at only 1k.
Marantz SA 8001 vs. Cary 308T
I have the 308T and really like the sound of this player with some well chosen (to my ears) Telefunken tubes. Never harsh and excellent solid bass. The Cary sold for $2500 till discontinued a few years back. I decided to get the $900 Marantz 8001 for for SACD only, but will of course use it on Red Book as well and compare the sound to the Cary. A lot of technology in the 8001 including the ref level cirrus logic cs-4397 sacd chip set found in the better Marantz players.
Has anyone made the switch from the 308T to the Marantz, and what was your opinion between the two..especially in Red Book format??
Has anyone made the switch from the 308T to the Marantz, and what was your opinion between the two..especially in Red Book format??