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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.
blueranger
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jafant
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phillyb

Thank You for the follow on as above. May all of our spinners last a long, long, time via OEM parts and service.

Happy Listening!
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phillyb
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Long burn-in 2 months or so). Filter 1, Digital out off, Dither 0 or 1 depending on your system and room. A wonderful player in all formats. Noise shaper 3-1. 
anwar
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Hi SA-10 owners, anyone tried changing the footers of the player? I took out the original footers and replaced it with 4 pcs of IsoAcoustics Iso-Puck, a product meant for pro audio / studios, pretty inexpensive. I was very surprised with the improvement in sound quality (more analog sounding and better definition), especially when spinning CD/SACD. I know IsoAcoustics has the OREA series for home audio but more expensive. Definitely worth trying the Iso-Puck, especially if purchased from merchants which allow return.
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blueranger OP
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Interestingly I have used Mapleshades heavy brass footers with maple slab and isoblocks from day one because UPS delivered the SA-10 the same day as the isolation system. Maybe I should experiment? Or is it going to be not worthwhile? What do members think?
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