Marantz SA8500
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Anyone own the Marantz SA8500 and care to give me a quick rundown on what they think of it? Thanks.
If you can't hear a difference, don't waste your money.
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Thanks DSkip, I have an SA8100 now that's starting to misread discs. I'll probably have it repaired so I'll have a spare.If you can't hear a difference, don't waste your money.
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I got an SA-8005 through DSkip and I have been very happy.Mojo Audio Illuminati v3>>Quantum Byte w/LMS>>Rpi/PiCoreplayer>> Starlight 7 USB >> Mojo Audio Mystique v2 SE>>ModWright SWL 9.0 SE Signature>>Hafler DH-500 Amp+ (Musical Concepts Fully Modded)>>
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Marantz SA 8005
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8001 and 8005 sorry for the numbers mixup, thanks guys.If you can't hear a difference, don't waste your money.
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Very nice player, musical.Political Correctness'.........defined
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I have the SA-8005 SACD player and love it, I use it mostly as a transport for my CD's & SACD's, but I also like it's DAC for playing my digital files on my PC using a USB cable and JRiver Media and to me the DAC sounds really good.2 ch- Polk CRS+ * Vincent SA-31MK Preamp * Vincent Sp-331 Amp * Marantz SA8005 SACD * Project Xperience Classic TT * Sumiko Blue Point #2 MC cartridge
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Well, I bought an SA8005 and sent it directly to Modwright Instruments for full on modifications. I'm fourth in line so it shouldn't take very long. It's more than I was planning on spending but this will more than likely be my last player as I'm getting "long in the tooth" as the old saying goes. I'll post back when I get it. Thanks for the participation folks.If you can't hear a difference, don't waste your money.
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Congratulations, just curious is it the same modification that modright does on the Oppo 105's? I'm guessing you still got a big old smile on your face.Home Theater
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Here is a link to Modwright's circle over on the AudioCircle website. He talks about some of the mods on the 8005 and compares them to the Oppo and Sony modded players.
audiocircle.com/index.php?topic=145655.0If you can't hear a difference, don't waste your money. -
Here is a link to Modwright's circle over on the AudioCircle website. He talks about some of the mods on the 8005 and compares them to the Oppo and Sony modded players.
audiocircle.com/index.php?topic=145655.0
Confirms what I already knew. Marantz sounds better than Sony or Oppo.Political Correctness'.........defined
"A doctrine fostered by a delusional, illogical minority and rabidly promoted by an unscrupulous mainstream media, which holds forth the proposition that it is entirely possible to pick up a t-u-r-d by the clean end."
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Marantz never bowed out of the reference market like Sony or others did. They kept chugging through the rough times. It's still rough but, Marantz did there best not to bow out.2-channel: Modwright KWI-200 Integrated, Dynaudio C1-II Signatures
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Not only have they not bowed out, but they have stepped up their game with the new 10 series.Political Correctness'.........defined
"A doctrine fostered by a delusional, illogical minority and rabidly promoted by an unscrupulous mainstream media, which holds forth the proposition that it is entirely possible to pick up a t-u-r-d by the clean end."
President of Club Polk -
Political Correctness'.........defined
"A doctrine fostered by a delusional, illogical minority and rabidly promoted by an unscrupulous mainstream media, which holds forth the proposition that it is entirely possible to pick up a t-u-r-d by the clean end."
President of Club Polk
