TRL Marantz Sa-14

Jack -
It's good to hear that you're enjoying your new player. :-) It really is a satisfying machine. After it breaks in, you'll find that you are just listening to your music. Not pondering your machine. Very satisfying. :-)

I'll be without mine until it returns from the mod upgrade. Onward and upward.

be well

Paul

Yup, the CRL Silver power cord is a tough, heavy snake to wrestle into place. If you order one do make sure that it is longer than you need since you'll need the extra length to bend it. Mine has been playing 24x7 for over 4 weeks and I still don't think it is burnt in... but I guess the good news is that my system will be sounding better in the coming weeks. I still haven't tried the Quicksilver so I guess I have 2 good things to look forward to (3 if you count the future update to the latest mod spec).

At some point I will compare the CRL Silver PC with the Bolder Cable Nitro, which I have on my preamp and both balanced power supplies (I also have 1 for my digital source which has not been used since I got the SA14). The Nitro is dynamic and is very flexible. Its a step up from your usual Belden-based power cord. Since I already own both power cords, I can only benefit from the comparison!

Jay-

Power cords are kind of Black Art/voodoo thing.
While I firmly believe that a good aftermarket power cord is critical-which one is sort of mystifying.
Early on in my audio ventures I just made the Crump/Asylum volex cords and they seemed to be a big step up from the crummy stock cords.
Would love to hear from all about what power cords they feel work best with the TRL SA14 unit (or digital units in general).

I am using a Ven Haus Audio power cord that is specific for digital, but he has newer versions that are supposedly better.

Has anyone had Marantz SA11S1 modded and what is the result? Is it better than modded SA14?

I believe that RAM does an SA11 mod for $3500.
There may be some info at their site.

I believe TRL has some SA11 mods planned for a couple users at their standard fee of $550.
Paul is optimistic it will turn out well, but they will need to do some R&D as they are different units.