The new Marantz PM and SA KI Ruby

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  • Clipdat
    Clipdat Posts: 12,934
    SIHAB wrote: »
    awaiting Utube vid. :D

    You'll be waiting forever then.
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  • SIHAB
    SIHAB Posts: 4,899
    oh. :o
    pics? :#
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  • Clipdat
    Clipdat Posts: 12,934
    In due time.

    I move slowly.
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  • Hermitism
    Hermitism Posts: 4,261
    Clipdat wrote: »
    In due time.

    I move slowly.
    But you're a FAST shipper!
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  • Clipdat
    Clipdat Posts: 12,934
    You got that right. I always get my Karmas and/or sold items shipped out lickety split!
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  • verb
    verb Posts: 10,176
    Clipdat wrote: »
    My Ruby has arrived.

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    Man, Drew that is destination stuff. We're all ankle biters, in comparison! At least I am! Looking forward to your impressions! :smile:
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  • Clipdat
    Clipdat Posts: 12,934
    I wonder how it will compare to my Marantz CD6004.
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  • mdaudioguy
    mdaudioguy Posts: 5,165
    Clipdat wrote: »
    I wonder how it will compare to my Marantz CD6004.

    I think it will be more than twice as nice. No, wait..., twice as heavy! Watch your back... some AVRs don't weigh as much as that beast.
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  • Tony M
    Tony M Posts: 11,151
    37.7 lbs. ... :o

    :)B)
    Most people just listen to music and watch movies. I EXPERIENCE them.
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  • joecoulson
    joecoulson Posts: 4,943
    He has to first figure where in the world it’s gonna fit in that rack (that’s what she said ha)
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  • GlennDog
    GlennDog Posts: 3,120
    He Scores! (hockey term)

    Nice piece, Drew. Looking forward to your impressions . . .
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  • svannie
    svannie Posts: 3
    So, what happened to the Ruby , Was it junk or did you float away in euphoria?
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  • Clipdat
    Clipdat Posts: 12,934
    Why would you think it was "junk"?
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  • svannie
    svannie Posts: 3
    Because I found this thread and read it from the first post.
    I was waiting for the verdict sonically not just how it looked.
    Then,,,no more post,,,,,,,ended DEC 2018

    how good was it back then? And how good do you think is it now?
    Have your impressions changed over time?
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  • joecoulson
    joecoulson Posts: 4,943
    edited August 2020
    ...
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  • vmaxer
    vmaxer Posts: 5,117
    @Clipdat ,

    I would like to see your review. I could never afford one though.
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  • Clipdat
    Clipdat Posts: 12,934
    It has Ken Ishiwata's signature on it, that should tell you everything you need to know. Does anything else about it really matter?
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  • Clipdat
    Clipdat Posts: 12,934
    svannie wrote: »
    how good was it back then? And how good do you think is it now?
    Have your impressions changed over time?

    Yes.
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  • svannie
    svannie Posts: 3
    Oo, I'm so sorry for you.
    If I understand you correctly, you thought it was bad sounding when new and now it's even worse.
    The signature of an old man does not say much about the sound.
    Not everything he did was good nor bad, sometimes in between.
    Don't despair, you can probably sell it to some Marantz religious fanatic.
    Thank you for your review. (Even though I had to read "between the lines").
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  • Hermitism
    Hermitism Posts: 4,261
    svannie wrote: »
    The signature of an old man does not say much about the sound.
    What about this one?
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  • pitdogg2
    pitdogg2 Posts: 25,441
    svannie wrote: »
    Oo, I'm so sorry for you.
    If I understand you correctly, you thought it was bad sounding when new and now it's even worse.
    The signature of an old man does not say much about the sound.
    Not everything he did was good nor bad, sometimes in between.
    Don't despair, you can probably sell it to some Marantz religious fanatic.
    Thank you for your review. (Even though I had to read "between the lines").

    Wow maybe you should just read the lines, your comprehension fails you. Do you just troll Marantz or are you a well rounded troll?
    Reading "between the lines" I've got to say you seem to be a professional troll
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  • Viking64
    Viking64 Posts: 7,060
    Hermitism wrote: »
    What about this one?

    I like this one:

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  • Clipdat
    Clipdat Posts: 12,934
    svannie wrote: »
    If I understand you correctly, you thought it was bad sounding when new and now it's even worse.

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  • F1nut
    F1nut Posts: 50,546
    svannie wrote: »
    Oo, I'm so sorry for you.
    If I understand you correctly, you thought it was bad sounding when new and now it's even worse.
    The signature of an old man does not say much about the sound.
    Not everything he did was good nor bad, sometimes in between.
    Don't despair, you can probably sell it to some Marantz religious fanatic.
    Thank you for your review. (Even though I had to read "between the lines").

    Troll alert
    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

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  • Clipdat
    Clipdat Posts: 12,934
    edited August 2020
    I was gathering some thoughts for a formal review of the Ruby this morning. If I decide to write it, it will be published on The Audio Beatnik.

    I have a lot of ideas in my head for the review and need to determine the best way to get them into writing.

    But yeah I don't know why that svannie guy is such a spaz, I guess he expects me to drop everything and crank out a 1,200 word review just for him?

    The Ruby hasn't left my system since I hooked it up, and I will never be selling it. How's that for a mini-review?
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  • nooshinjohn
    nooshinjohn Posts: 25,413
    After having herniated discs in your back from moving that beast into place, I would be unwilling to move it again either. :p
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    “When once a Republic is corrupted, there is no possibility of remedying any of the growing evils but by removing the corruption and restoring its lost principles; every other correction is either useless or a new evil.”— Thomas Jefferson
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  • Clipdat
    Clipdat Posts: 12,934
    Haha! Yeah, pretty much!
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  • joecoulson
    joecoulson Posts: 4,943
    The signature of an old man has sold more audio in many different companies than we could ever measure. Pass, Carver, Polk. Come on dude.
    Take off your dingus hat and stay a while.
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  • kevhed72
    kevhed72 Posts: 5,054
    I have been obsessing over these Marantz pieces for awhile now....actually considering selling my separates and going for it. Just thinking out loud....
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  • joecoulson
    joecoulson Posts: 4,943
    Drew will sell you his...
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