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In Reply to: RE: I read Michael Fremer's Review of Marantz SA-11S2 in Stereophile as well posted by Teresa on January 29, 2009 at 18:09:56
If he disliked CDs almost as much as you then we would expect exceedingly disparaging remarks about the sound when playing CDs.
That was not the case, in fact it would appears he found the sound (when playing) CDs and SACDs to be similar, e.g. "Playing CDs or SACD, the SA-11S2 produced consistently warm, reasonably detailed sound." He went on to suggest other aspects of the sonic presentation (when playing) CDs and SACDs were also similar, e.g. spatial characteristics, somewhat soft bass, etc. He did give the nod to SACD replay, e.g. "The Marantz delivered inviting sound, especially from SACDs", but that is hardly a strong knock against CD replay.
It seems your preconceptions prevented you from comprehending what was clearly written. Of course you wouldn't be the first to be blind-sided by personal bias. That said the power of biases do tend to diminish significantly when we become conscious of their presence, essentially that allows one to check oneself, to be on guard against rash judgments, etc. I would strongly suggest you obtain another copy of the review. A careful re-reading juxtaposed against your posed comments should provide an eye-opening experience.
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