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In Reply to: RE: Some additional comments on the Marantz 8801 posted by Dave_K on November 20, 2014 at 15:44:32
Your characterization of the 8801's sound reminds of my experience with the SA-14, which I sold when I bought the Esoteric. One man's warm is another man's muddy.
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Yes, when used as an analog preamp there is some of that Marantz house sound. I remember similar attributes from my Philips SACD 1000 before I had it modified, which was basically the same machine as the Marantz SA-12.
I don't think many people would complain about the tonal balance - it's not really colored. However, some might say it's too smooth and doesn't have enough speed and attack. And it may be counter-balanced by the sound of the Majik DS. Also, the house sound isn't there so much when fed with a digital input.
You have a really good hi-res audio player in the Esoteric. I would keep nursing it along.
I,too, like the Esoteric for SACD playback.
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