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Posted by TBone (A) on April 10, 2008 at 14:57:08

In Reply to: RE: With so much hype surrounding this player ... posted by Quint on April 10, 2008 at 11:54:48

>>And, yes, the Marantz has been hyped to death, and that may well result in a critical backlash at some point<<

It certainly will - if people keep comparing it to $30K analog sources, and esp. if it doesn't deliver as proclaimed. As I've seen (& heard) before, time has a way of equalizing and dismissing unfounded hype.

>>I’ve heard and owned digital (and analog) gear costing well over 30k, and I still consider the SA-7S1 special.<<

Perhaps it is, I put more stock in direct comparison (like Barry's posts below) instead of pseodo $30K wish-list comparisons. And IMO, the SA7 is MUCH better off being compared against equal costing - well performing - products/formats.

Based on what I heard, I've my doubts that it's superior (or as good) to an equaly priced well setup analog rig (example:Nottingham/OL/Sheltor), never mind comparing it against superior $30,000 turntable rigs.

In the end, if it's equal to a VPI (like Barry's rig) or any decent analog rig within its price range ... then its worthy of praise without hype.

TB1

• What's the difference between praise and hype? nt - OvenBun 15:36:46 04/10/08 (1)
  • RE: What's the difference between praise and hype? nt - gotoma8 19:22:40 04/10/08 (0)

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