Sony SCD-XA5004ES vs Marantz SA11S2


I am trying to decide on which player to buy. Have anybody compared these 2 players before?
tthean
Go with Sony. Better service and reliability. Also, Marantz is sourcing many of it s chips directly from Sony.
i owned the marantz 11s2 and did not consider it smooth. i lent it to my friend whose system is different from mine and he thought that the marantz was edgy.

i understand that people have different systems, different ears, and different preferences, but i have never heard a marantz piece of equipment sounding smooth.

if the sony allegedly is more resolving, i suspect that it would not be to my taste.
I too had a Marantz. I bought the Sony 5400ES and gave my son the Marantz. Both are very good players. The Marantz took longer to load a disc, especially an SACD. The Sony sounds better in my system as well.