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In Reply to: RE: Marantz SA11 Filter Settings posted by f1 fan on July 18, 2007 at 13:12:37
between tracks? If so how far away from Sa11 are you?
I do hear a very faint but audible "whine", when playing SACDs only. (No noise with CDs.)
The sound is loudest as the SACD first "spools up", and then is much quieter once the first track begins to play. The sound gradually diminishes (in volume and frequency) as the disc plays, and I can't hear the "whine" at all after the first three minutes or so.
I seem to remember that the whine was more noticeable when my player was new (18 months ago). It has either gotten progressively less audible over the past year, or I've just become accustomed to it! Anyway, I don't hear the sound much unless I have my ears within 2 feet of the player.
The "whine" is not objectionable, and is easily masked by low-level music.
My player sits in an open Target audio rack, and is located about 6 feet from my listening position, about ear-height and to the left side (about half the distance to the speakers).
When my SA-11 was new I did find the noise fairly bothersome, mainly because I expected total silence at the price I paid for it! Once I found that the sound was not noticeable with music playing, though, I more or less forgot about it.
Also, all things are relative; the noise from the SA-11 was nothing compared to the cyclic rustling and swishing sounds made by my old Magnavox CDB-560!
Ken
my thoughts and ears mirror yours but my old Marantaz SA 14 did not make the ``whine`` noise when it first spooled up. None the less it does go away after a few minutes.
Many have posted about the drive noise on SACD's - I hear it also, but it is so faint I'm starting to believe my hearing has gone bad or the problem is being over stated here. Maybe I'll use my RS meter at a foot and see what it reads, if anything.
yes and no. i do hear drive noise from the start up of sacd but none between the tracks. i sit about 8 - 10 ft from the system. the only drive noise is when standing directly in front of the system. that being said i`ve had the player for about a year and a half and have had to send the player back to Servive Wide Technologies for optical replacement 2 times. the last time ( last month to the exact date from last year ) they replaced the optical and servo board. they also did some firmware upgrades. other than this the player is wonderful.
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