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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blueranger

Does your SA-10 continue to bloom within your system?

Happy Listening!
Elizabeth

I agree- a Reference CD/SACD player should be considered and respected as a gateway product.  Happy Listening!
Yes it shines on almost all discs. By far the best player I have had. However I'm not selling my records.

blueranger


I am hip to the idea of not selling one's CD or LP collection.

It is a beautifully engineered player to be sure. Happy Listening!

blueranger
How ya doin' out there?  I wanted to update you for a change- I could not find a SA-10 here in the Southeast U.S., I purchased an Ayre DX-5 spinner.To my ears, the CD and SACD playback are superb. It is an easy endeavor matching to Ayre Twenty Series gear as well.