Anyone actually heard the Marantz SA 10? RIQUE said he has one, but

RE: Anyone actually heard the Marantz SA 10? RIQUE said he has one, but, posted on March 3, 2017 at 13:01:35
fantja Audiophile Posts: 15524 Location: Alabama Joined: September 11, 2010	Laughing...

Disbeliever has..., posted on March 4, 2017 at 04:59:24
mcondo Audiophile Posts: 1411 Joined: May 12, 2002	and he didn't like it at all vs. his Sony.

RE: Disbeliever has..., posted on March 4, 2017 at 07:36:32
airheadair Audiophile Posts: 393 Location: California Joined: October 18, 2010	"and he didn't like it at all vs. his Sony." I can't find the original post from Disbeliever asserting this. Can you quote it? I think Disbeliever is only interested in multichannel; is that the reason he prefers the Sony? Did he even listen to the Marantz?

RE: Disbeliever has..., posted on March 4, 2017 at 08:00:17
PAR	Disbeliever recently said that he preferred his Sony to some expensive dCS equipment but has not said that he has heard the Marantz SA-10. The comment was part of an exchange he and I enjoyed about the filters in the Marantz machine ( based solely upon reports, not experience). Maybe that's where your impression came from?

Ok, the comment was tongue in cheek, posted on March 4, 2017 at 08:10:04
mcondo Audiophile Posts: 1411 Joined: May 12, 2002	Disbeliever has years of posts criticizing Marantz's reference series SACD players. I was just anticipating the next post.

Sony 5400 and HATS, whatever that is- It doesn't work anymore, according, posted on March 4, 2017 at 08:10:50
oldmkvi Audiophile Posts: 10583 Joined: April 12, 2002	to his recent post. It's better than anything... Except being in Love, at least as I understand it. Thanks to Bob Dorough.

Figured as much, posted on March 4, 2017 at 08:23:19
Quint Dealer Posts: 3657 Joined: June 21, 2003	He hasn't been kind to my "obese" SA-7S1. :) This is a public service announcement . . . WITH GUITARS!!!

RE: Ok, the comment was tongue in cheek, posted on March 4, 2017 at 09:00:50
Disbeliever Audiophile Posts: 1877 Joined: June 1, 2012	My 28 year old modified Marantz CD94 is still working ,however I sold it some 3/4 years ago. A friend is still using again modified the equivalent Philips 960 . The only Marantz I criticized was the SA7-S1,sold after a 700 hour burn in. I have not auditioned the latest SA-10.

RE: Ok, the comment was tongue in cheek, posted on March 4, 2017 at 12:59:45

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Thank you all for the clarification. I remain somewhat interested in the SA10. I recently bought an SA14, Although there have been some negative comments about that unit on this forum, I am pretty happy with it. Although in general it is not as exciting as my vinyl setup, on some SACD's it sounds really excellent to my ears, and on CD's it is a considerable improvement over my previous Onkyo CD player. I can't help wondering if the SA10 would be a worthwhile further improvement. It would have to be a major one to justify the price.

RE: Ok, the comment was tongue in cheek, posted on March 4, 2017 at 23:57:42
Disbeliever Audiophile Posts: 1877 Joined: June 1, 2012	I will have a listen to the SA-10 shortly but expect it will be difficult to get a home demo. As for modifications on Marantz CD94 & Philips 960 they were very extensive amounting to a complete rebuild of both digital & analogue sections, these players were suitable for upgrading,whilst quite good as standard, the mods transformed them into top notch RB players.

RE: Anyone actually heard the Marantz SA 10? RIQUE said he has one, but, posted on March 5, 2017 at 02:23:32

hiredfox
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Yes, as reported here on another thread. I have one it is installed and is up and running. So far it has about 8 hrs listening on the clock. It is way too early to make wild statements about it's SQ.

What I will say is that it is an incredibly well engineered machine and is extremely well packed and presented. The box contains a personal letter from Ken Ishiwata, a pair of white silk gloves and an invitation to join an exclusive '10' club. The machine appears to use a similar chassis to the SA11-S3 rather than the SA7-S1 but is about the same weight as the SA7-S1 - bloody heavy!

In operation the drawer mechanism is slow in operation but very quiet and it does not "slam" shut like the SA7-S1's which was also an in-house purpose built design. Marantz for some reason have reverted to the balanced output configuration of Pin 1 And, Pin 2 Hot (+), Pin 3 Cold (-). The SA7-S1 had the Pin 2 / Pin 3 configuration the other way around which has caused a problem for me as the interconnects for the link to the pre-amp were specially modified for me by Cardas so now I have to send those cables over to the US again to have them reversed once more. Meanwhile I have been forced to start my listening with absolute phase reversed which is not good.

The things that strike you immediately are;

- Huge soundstage width and depth
-Very high resolving power at even low levels of listening. Inner detail unravelling is excellent even in dense passages
- Extremely low noise floor - it is silent in playback from disc
- Very accurate instrumental timbres, excelling at piano, string and timpani but great on all including organ which had our house shaking!
- Transient attack is guillotine like

Insofar as it is far too early to describe the character of the music produced, I am a little puzzled by a physiological instinct that it seems to play music 'slowly' which I haven't got my head around just yet.

RE: Anyone actually heard the Marantz SA 10? RIQUE said he has one, but, posted on March 5, 2017 at 07:08:08
RSF Audiophile Posts: 197 Location: Philadelphia Joined: May 14, 2010 Contributor Since: March 6, 2011	I have the SA11s3 which has pin 2 neg. and pin 3 pos. If you go into the menu you can change the polarity. I also have the PM11s3 which has the same configuration so polarity is not an issue for me. Check your manual to see if you can reverse the polarity of the SA10.

RE: Anyone actually heard the Marantz SA 10? RIQUE said he has one, but, posted on March 5, 2017 at 08:51:51

hiredfox
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The SA7-S1 had a phase reversal button on the facia but sounded better with the correctly wired cables, don't ask me why? There is no similar facility on the SA-10S1. Neither does it have provision for connection of a Master Reference Word Clock which transformed the performance of the basic machine.

The SA-10S1 manual comes in CD-ROM form but of course the MacBook Pro has dispensed with most useful facilities like a disc player and there is as yet no operating manual on-line on the Marantz 10 website to download!

So yes, I will explore the on-board menu when I can access it with confidence and a little knowledge.

RE: Ok, the comment was tongue in cheek, posted on March 5, 2017 at 09:04:22

hiredfox
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No chance of a home demo according to one of the main dealers in UK as Marantz are pretty much making them to order. It is not a Limited Edition per se but production is limited to those who actually want to buy one, "Deposit up-front please". This tells me absolutely that the SA-10S1 is very much a flagship Loss Leader. Understandable when you look at the quality of Design & Engineering not to mention the up-front years of R & D.

As a user of dCS equipment the contrasts could not be starker. My bet is a profitable SA1-10S1 would come in around the �20/25k mark if it was made by dCS. Luckily it isn't.

Ok great! I missed the original post-, posted on March 5, 2017 at 10:06:57
oldmkvi Audiophile Posts: 10583 Joined: April 12, 2002	Give it time, and keep us posted!

"Starker"- Please elaborate! Your posts may be as close as I'll ever get to this stuff! nt, posted on March 5, 2017 at 10:08:59
oldmkvi Audiophile Posts: 10583 Joined: April 12, 2002	/

RE: Anyone actually heard the Marantz SA 10? RIQUE said he has one, but, posted on March 5, 2017 at 19:38:50
airheadair Audiophile Posts: 393 Location: California Joined: October 18, 2010	Here is a link: http://us.marantz.com/us/products/pages/ProductDetails.aspx?CatId=referenceseries&ProductId=SA10

RE: Anyone actually heard the Marantz SA 10? RIQUE said he has one, but, posted on March 5, 2017 at 19:41:17
airheadair Audiophile Posts: 393 Location: California Joined: October 18, 2010	According to the download, you can indeed invert the phase from a menu setting.

RE: Anyone actually heard the Marantz SA 10? RIQUE said he has one, but, posted on March 6, 2017 at 06:44:00
RSF Audiophile Posts: 197 Location: Philadelphia Joined: May 14, 2010 Contributor Since: March 6, 2011	The manual you are looking at is from Marantz USA. The OP is from the UK. If you go to Marantz UK there is no provision to download a manual. Is it possible that the USA version and the UK version are slightly different?

Marantz SA 10 user Manual here-, posted on March 6, 2017 at 10:11:23

oldmkvi
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Third item from the top.

https://www.google.com/?gws_rd=ssl#q=marantz+sa+10+user+manu

Yeah, no way Marantz is gonna let a bunch of Brits mess with phase..., posted on March 6, 2017 at 20:33:39
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RE: Yeah, no way Marantz is gonna let a bunch of Brits mess with phase..., posted on March 13, 2017 at 01:35:03
fantja Audiophile Posts: 15524 Location: Alabama Joined: September 11, 2010	Anyone else seen or heard this player?

RE: Anyone actually heard the Marantz SA 10? RIQUE said he has one, but, posted on March 16, 2017 at 23:58:15
fantja Audiophile Posts: 15524 Location: Alabama Joined: September 11, 2010	where are ya -RIQUE?

RE: Yeah, no way Marantz is gonna let a bunch of Brits mess with phase..., posted on March 23, 2017 at 17:36:45
fantja Audiophile Posts: 15524 Location: Alabama Joined: September 11, 2010	Anyone get an audition on this spinner?

RE: Yeah, no way Marantz is gonna let a bunch of Brits mess with phase..., posted on March 26, 2017 at 22:18:35
fantja Audiophile Posts: 15524 Location: Alabama Joined: September 11, 2010	Has anyone found RIQUE?

RE: Yeah, no way Marantz is gonna let a bunch of Brits mess with phase..., posted on April 2, 2017 at 22:52:47
fantja Audiophile Posts: 15524 Location: Alabama Joined: September 11, 2010	RIQUE= TROLL

RE: Yeah, no way Marantz is gonna let a bunch of Brits mess with phase..., posted on April 11, 2017 at 06:18:47
fantja Audiophile Posts: 15524 Location: Alabama Joined: September 11, 2010	unsure what is going on here?

RE: Marantz SA 10 user Manual here-, posted on April 20, 2017 at 06:22:00
fantja Audiophile Posts: 15524 Location: Alabama Joined: September 11, 2010	Thanks! for sharing-

RE: Yeah, no way Marantz is gonna let a bunch of Brits mess with phase..., posted on May 16, 2017 at 16:31:26
fantja Audiophile Posts: 15524 Location: Alabama Joined: September 11, 2010	Has anyone else taken a demo on this spinner?

RE: Yeah, no way Marantz is gonna let a bunch of Brits mess with phase..., posted on July 1, 2017 at 21:32:09
fantja Audiophile Posts: 15524 Location: Alabama Joined: September 11, 2010	I am still looking for a dealer to demo.

RE: Yeah, no way Marantz is gonna let a bunch of Brits mess with phase..., posted on July 1, 2017 at 23:30:18
Disbeliever Audiophile Posts: 1877 Joined: June 1, 2012	Fantja There is a review by Jason Kennedy of both the expensive Class D Marantz PM-10 amplifier & a brief one of the SA-10 spinner in The Ear, but IMO the Hired Fox final one is still the most authentic and most likely to remain so.

RE: Yeah, no way Marantz is gonna let a bunch of Brits mess with phase..., posted on July 7, 2017 at 18:25:46
fantja Audiophile Posts: 15524 Location: Alabama Joined: September 11, 2010	Thank You- Disbeliever.

RE: Yeah, no way Marantz is gonna let a bunch of Brits mess with phase..., posted on July 10, 2017 at 02:23:58
fantja Audiophile Posts: 15524 Location: Alabama Joined: September 11, 2010	Frank I - will deliver his review in October.

RE: Anyone actually heard the Marantz SA 10? RIQUE said he has one, but, posted on July 22, 2017 at 08:21:21
fantja Audiophile Posts: 15524 Location: Alabama Joined: September 11, 2010	Anyone find the SA-10 at a dealer/retailer?

RE: Anyone actually heard the Marantz SA 10? RIQUE said he has one, but, posted on July 22, 2017 at 08:32:26

Annapurna
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After some delay, I finally collected my SA10 this afternoon. Initial impression is that it is excellent in both CD and SACD playback. It is extremely smooth, and in fact sounded very analog in both CDs and SACDs. There is no grain at all from what I have heard. In my setup, it does surpass my CD7 in CD playback, contrary to what some others have heard - this I am very sure. I will let it runin 1st in the next few days. So far it is less than 10 hrs and I am very impressed already. Time to retire my CD7 :)
(SME20/12 V12 arm, Clearaudio Titanium V2, ARC Ref 3 Phono, Marantz CD7,SA10, NA11S1, ARC Ref 6, Passlabs XA100.8 mono pwr, Sonus Faber Amati Futura, Purepower 3000+, Yter, Kimber PK10 Palladian, Nordost Tyr)

RE: Anyone actually heard the Marantz SA 10? RIQUE said he has one, but, posted on July 22, 2017 at 16:15:24
fantja Audiophile Posts: 15524 Location: Alabama Joined: September 11, 2010	Thanks! for sharing- Annapurna where did you purchase your SA-10?

RE: Anyone actually heard the Marantz SA 10? RIQUE said he has one, but, posted on July 23, 2017 at 01:19:26

Annapurna
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Hi Fantja, I am from Singapore and a friend bought it from Hong Kong for me while on holiday there. This morning, I had a long listening session confirming what I heard last night, both with SACD and CD. I heard on CDs the following - The Best of Earl Klugh, Sundance Flamenco by James Bohchak, Otmar Liebert Noveau Flamenco, Kraftwerk Live 3D, Nathan East Reverence. On SACD, I tried with Diana Krall The Girl in the Other Room, Natalie Cole Ask A Woman Who Knows, Chris and Friends (Mandarin disc), Norah Jones Come Away With Me, Tsai Chin (Mandarin Disc). Disc after disc, the SA10 never fail to impress me. The low level resolution, the ultra low level of noise is just eerie. On Kraftwerk and Earl Klugh, the bass extension just go real low and taut and not boomy. Will update when I try the digital input.
(SME20/12 V12 arm, Clearaudio Titanium V2, ARC Ref 3 Phono, Marantz CD7,SA10, NA11S1, ARC Ref 6, Passlabs XA100.8 mono pwr, Sonus Faber Amati Futura, Purepower 3000+, Yter, Kimber PK10 Palladian, Nordost Tyr)

RE: Anyone actually heard the Marantz SA 10? RIQUE said he has one, but, posted on July 23, 2017 at 04:28:52
fantja Audiophile Posts: 15524 Location: Alabama Joined: September 11, 2010	TY- Annapurna for your listening thoughts/impressions. Keep listening and writing until I can get an audition.

RE: Anyone actually heard the Marantz SA 10? RIQUE said he has one, but, posted on July 30, 2017 at 04:27:03
fantja Audiophile Posts: 15524 Location: Alabama Joined: September 11, 2010	Has anyone seen or heard this spinner at their dealer/retailer?

RE: Anyone actually heard the Marantz SA 10? RIQUE said he has one, but, posted on August 16, 2017 at 03:42:58
fantja Audiophile Posts: 15524 Location: Alabama Joined: September 11, 2010	Anyone hear or read about this spinner located in a Marantz dealer/retailer showroom?

RE: Anyone actually heard the Marantz SA 10? RIQUE said he has one, but, posted on September 4, 2017 at 14:34:43
fantja Audiophile Posts: 15524 Location: Alabama Joined: September 11, 2010	any updates -Annapurna?

RE: Anyone actually heard the Marantz SA 10? RIQUE said he has one, but, posted on September 5, 2017 at 02:40:54
Disbeliever Audiophile Posts: 1877 Joined: June 1, 2012	Hardly any updates, I suspect some are not too happy with the SA-10, I would bet that you are not going to buy one.

RE: Anyone actually heard the Marantz SA 10? RIQUE said he has one, but, posted on September 20, 2017 at 04:58:06
fantja Audiophile Posts: 15524 Location: Alabama Joined: September 11, 2010	Not without an audition.

RE: Anyone actually heard the Marantz SA 10? RIQUE said he has one, but, posted on October 3, 2017 at 14:06:40
fantja Audiophile Posts: 15524 Location: Alabama Joined: September 11, 2010	October is here -Disbeliever! Where is Frank I ?

RE: Anyone actually heard the Marantz SA 10? RIQUE said he has one, but, posted on October 3, 2017 at 23:24:31
Disbeliever Audiophile Posts: 1877 Joined: June 1, 2012	Frank I is the editor of headphone.guru, his comments on the SA-10 will probably appear there.

RE: Anyone actually heard the Marantz SA 10? RIQUE said he has one, but, posted on October 4, 2017 at 14:06:51
fantja Audiophile Posts: 15524 Location: Alabama Joined: September 11, 2010	Sure hope so- Disbeliever. He has dicked us around long enough!

RE: Anyone actually heard the Marantz SA 10? RIQUE said he has one, but, posted on October 24, 2017 at 08:45:08
fantja Audiophile Posts: 15524 Location: Alabama Joined: September 11, 2010	Where are ya- Frank I ?

RE: Anyone actually heard the Marantz SA 10? RIQUE said he has one, but, posted on November 10, 2017 at 07:55:35

Annapurna
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It has been a few months since I had the SA10. A few weeks ago, I had the chance to try the XLR output of the SA10 to the XLR input of a BAT VK53SE preamp. Btw, the BAT VK53SE is a full balanced preamp. Not knowing what to expect, I spinned a few tracks on CDs - Dire Straits Brother In Arms, Otmar Liebert Noveau Flamenco, SACD Diana Krall The Girl in the Other Room, Ana Caram Blue Bossa and Carol Kidd Debut. I was shocked to hear tremendous improvement in sound compared to the RCA out. Is this attributed to the SA10 or BAT pre, I really dont know. But the fact is that I heard bass that goes so much extended and lower probably another octave and each bass notes can be easily followed. Depth, detail and soundstage improved as well. So if anyone of you are using the SA10, do try the XLR output and I am sure you can hear the difference. I am sure the BAT is producing what is coming out from the SA10.
(SME20/12 V12 arm, Clearaudio Titanium V2, ARC Ref 3 Phono, Marantz CD7,SA10, NA11S1, ARC Ref 6, Passlabs XA100.8 mono pwr, Sonus Faber Amati Futura, Purepower 3000+, Yter, Kimber PK10 Palladian, Nordost Tyr)

RE: Anyone actually heard the Marantz SA 10? RIQUE said he has one, but, posted on November 10, 2017 at 08:05:16
Disbeliever Audiophile Posts: 1877 Joined: June 1, 2012	Is the redbook CD on the SA-10 better than from the CD7 ?

RE: Anyone actually heard the Marantz SA 10? RIQUE said he has one, but, posted on November 10, 2017 at 08:16:28
Annapurna Audiophile Posts: 18 Joined: July 13, 2001	A definite Yes in my system. (SME20/12 V12 arm, Clearaudio Titanium V2, ARC Ref 3 Phono, Marantz CD7,SA10, NA11S1, ARC Ref 6, Passlabs XA100.8 mono pwr, Sonus Faber Amati Futura, Purepower 3000+, Yter, Kimber PK10 Palladian, Nordost Tyr)

RE: Anyone actually heard the Marantz SA 10? RIQUE said he has one, but, posted on November 10, 2017 at 10:31:53

fantja
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Thanks! for the update- Annapurna
a pre-amp is the heart of any system. A high-end, fully balanced pre-amp is going to yield incredible listening results via XLR cables.
Take a high-end spinner such as the SA-10 and you have doubled-down on sound quality.

The same kind of excellent sound quality can be achieved via RCA outputs, one has to carefully select the gear that will produce the same outcome as above. I am a big fan of Conrad Johnson electronics. To my knowledge, those amps, pre-amps are RCA conncections exclusively.

RE: Anyone actually heard the Marantz SA 10? RIQUE said he has one, but, posted on November 28, 2017 at 07:29:10
fantja Audiophile Posts: 15524 Location: Alabama Joined: September 11, 2010	I have sent a few emails to Frank I asking about his review of the SA-10 and when we can expect to read. I have not had any reply as of this writing?

RE: Anyone actually heard the Marantz SA 10? RIQUE said he has one, but, posted on January 14, 2018 at 11:52:52
fantja Audiophile Posts: 15524 Location: Alabama Joined: September 11, 2010	Another inquiring email has been sent to Frank I.

RE: Anyone actually heard the Marantz SA 10? RIQUE said he has one, but, posted on March 5, 2018 at 16:51:34
fantja Audiophile Posts: 15524 Location: Alabama Joined: September 11, 2010	Finally, getting some coverage from the Audio press. Nice article in What?HiFi magazine.

RE: Anyone actually heard the Marantz SA 10? RIQUE said he has one, but, posted on May 10, 2018 at 14:34:16
fantja Audiophile Posts: 15524 Location: Alabama Joined: September 11, 2010	Still looking for those lucky Souls who have auditioned this spinner?

RE: Anyone actually heard the Marantz SA 10? RIQUE said he has one, but, posted on May 12, 2018 at 02:33:47
Disbeliever Audiophile Posts: 1877 Joined: June 1, 2012	It seems Hired Fox is the only one, said its excellent for Stereo only SACDbut not as good as previous top end Marantz for CD.

RE: Anyone actually heard the Marantz SA 10? RIQUE said he has one, but, posted on May 12, 2018 at 02:51:58
fantja Audiophile Posts: 15524 Location: Alabama Joined: September 11, 2010	Yep, not many own this spinner. I have found a dealer/retailer here in the USA that actually stocks it. Planning a trip later this year to audition.

RE: Anyone actually heard the Marantz SA 10? RIQUE said he has one, but, posted on May 12, 2018 at 05:55:41

Aaron 01
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Someone has one for sale in the Springs.

https://denver.craigslist.org/ele/d/marantz-sa-10-reference-

RE: Anyone actually heard the Marantz SA 10? RIQUE said he has one, but, posted on May 13, 2018 at 19:51:59
fantja Audiophile Posts: 15524 Location: Alabama Joined: September 11, 2010	very sweet- Aaron01

RE: Anyone actually heard the Marantz SA 10? RIQUE said he has one, but, posted on May 26, 2018 at 07:57:47
Disbeliever Audiophile Posts: 1877 Joined: June 1, 2012	What are you waiting for ? Go for it

RE: Anyone actually heard the Marantz SA 10? RIQUE said he has one, but, posted on May 28, 2018 at 01:37:10
fantja Audiophile Posts: 15524 Location: Alabama Joined: September 11, 2010	Well, I am certainly tempted- Disbeliever. this would be the one and only product purchased w/o a proper audition.

RE: Anyone actually heard the Marantz SA 10? RIQUE said he has one, but, posted on May 28, 2018 at 03:44:40
Disbeliever Audiophile Posts: 1877 Joined: June 1, 2012	I would be suprised if it is still available, if your priority is Stereo SACD then its worth buying .

RE: Anyone actually heard the Marantz SA 10? RIQUE said he has one, but, posted on May 28, 2018 at 13:40:51
fantja Audiophile Posts: 15524 Location: Alabama Joined: September 11, 2010	Of course it is still available.

RE: Anyone actually heard the Marantz SA 10? RIQUE said he has one, but, posted on May 29, 2018 at 03:33:41
Disbeliever Audiophile Posts: 1877 Joined: June 1, 2012	Have you checked ?

RE: Anyone actually heard the Marantz SA 10? RIQUE said he has one, but, posted on May 29, 2018 at 03:41:53
fantja Audiophile Posts: 15524 Location: Alabama Joined: September 11, 2010	Yes.

'priority SACD" I bought mine mainly to play CDs !! I auditioned it and bought it, posted on May 29, 2018 at 12:08:29

toothpaste

My dealer allowed me to audition the Marantz at home
(I had already bought $30,000+ in stuff from him over the years)
I wanted to see if it would sound any better than my DAC
(Which was just as good as a Bryston DAC I had tried and returned)

Well the Marantz SA-10 really did sound better playing CDs from my five disc changer.
(I usually play CDs through the changer, saving the previous main drive Sony SCD777ES for special occasions)

I would say the main improvement of the SA-10 over the DAC was mid/high frequencies being WAY truer to reality. and better drive and snap.
( I am a big high frequency fanatic)

One thing about SACD in general, is the failure to have any background. The SA-10 does a modified DSD and that odd SACD problem was NOT there with an CDs played through the SA-10. All the ambience of CDs remained and improved.

So my main reason to buy the SA-10 was 100% to play CDs from another machine through the DAC of the SA-10.
It was worth $7000 to me to do that alone? yes.
I own like ten SACDs, and 2500 CDs.

Added: for fantja I use Kimber KS1016 RCA, and Kimber KS1116 XLR
Speakers Magnepan 20.7 powered from Bryston amp preamp
Furman REF20i power conditioner.
Kuzma Stabi Stogi S Dynavector 17D3 AC SP15 for a phono box.
VAC Standard for a fancy digital buffer (and yes still like to use it with the Marantz Sa-10)

RE: 'priority SACD" I bought mine mainly to play CDs !! I auditioned it and bought it, posted on May 30, 2018 at 01:30:51
Disbeliever Audiophile Posts: 1877 Joined: June 1, 2012	How do discs sound played directly into the SA-10, without first via the changer ?

RE: 'priority SACD" I bought mine mainly to play CDs !! I auditioned it and bought it, posted on May 30, 2018 at 01:33:21
Disbeliever Audiophile Posts: 1877 Joined: June 1, 2012	How do discs sound plaed directly from the SA-10, without the changer ?

RE: 'priority SACD" I bought mine mainly to play CDs !! I auditioned it and bought it, posted on June 4, 2018 at 02:37:25

Disbeliever
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Fantja Do not waste your time or money with Marantz SA-10 , I have just for the first time used the stereo only analogue out for CD from my Sony 1000ES and the sound is phenomenal, much better than from Sony XA5400ES also CD & SACD are both excellent via HDMI, the Sony with its 32 bit DAC is a absolute bargain. Only problem for analogue out there is no track display on the player ,just elapsed time. Via HDMI all info is displayed on TV screen.

RE: 'priority SACD" I bought mine mainly to play CDs !! I auditioned it and bought it, posted on June 11, 2018 at 20:34:20
fantja Audiophile Posts: 15524 Location: Alabama Joined: September 11, 2010	Actually, we have a new player (no pun) hot on the heels of the SA-10. Marantz KI Ruby CD/SACD spinner in a limited edition engagement. I wonder if the same SA-10 transport/drive mechanism, is used for Ken's newest offering?

RE: 'priority SACD" I bought mine mainly to play CDs !! I auditioned it and bought it, posted on August 28, 2018 at 13:01:02
fantja Audiophile Posts: 15524 Location: Alabama Joined: September 11, 2010	toothpaste how is the SA-10 settling int your system?

RE: 'priority SACD" I bought mine mainly to play CDs !! I auditioned it and bought it, posted on November 22, 2018 at 11:39:01
alh22 Audiophile Posts: 3 Location: CA Joined: June 22, 2018	Curious if you've tried connecting your SA-10 to an external media server via either the USB or the optical or coax inputs; if so, how did that work out?

RE: 'priority SACD" I bought mine mainly to play CDs !! I auditioned it and bought it, posted on November 22, 2018 at 13:44:07
fantja Audiophile Posts: 15524 Location: Alabama Joined: September 11, 2010	Welcome! alh22 I am still looking for an audition on this player. I have an extensive CD and SACD collection that keeps growing! Whom is your Marantz dealer, retailer-

RE: 'priority SACD" I bought mine mainly to play CDs !! I auditioned it and bought it, posted on November 22, 2018 at 19:20:41

alh22
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this SA-10 was purchased from Safe&Sound,428 East Street, Chicopee, MA 01020
413-594-6460. Smooth transaction, good price, nice people.

http://www.safeandsoundhq.com

RE: 'priority SACD" I bought mine mainly to play CDs !! I auditioned it and bought it, posted on November 23, 2018 at 04:44:31
fantja Audiophile Posts: 15524 Location: Alabama Joined: September 11, 2010	Thank You! tell us more about your system, including, cabling.

Hi-Rez Highway

Anyone actually heard the Marantz SA 10? RIQUE said he has one, but

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