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RE: Marantz SA-7S1 Noise Shaper Switch

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In Reply to: RE: Marantz SA-7S1 Noise Shaper Switch posted by Dr.Phil on January 29, 2009 at 13:52:28

after months of driving myself nuts with these filters i have settled on filter 1 with ns on this takes the sharp edge of rbcd giving a superb rounded sound

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RE: Marantz SA-7S1 Noise Shaper Switch Further Thoughts - Dr.Phil 09:38:16 02/12/09 (0)
Not to mention better presence, body, detail, dead quite background, and better reverb of the hall and studio if present.

Now I have my SA-7S1 with the coax and BNC terminators installed as well as the grounding wire to the chassis. I also have finished by wall panel project to improve my room.

Now the change from NS on or off is quite sharp. With out the above being done, I liked filter 1 due to the dynamics and detail, and the NS round things off a bit, and dynamics suffered a bit, but I liked the added weight to the presentation so it made it a hard choice to chose at times but this is no longer the case.

The thing about the noise shaper is the dead quite background and for jazz it is a must, stand-up bass, piano and snare and high hats have the sound and tone of the real thing along with presence that is scary at times.

I just added the Kimber Kable KS 3035 speaker wire to the mix. Out went my MIT Oracle and I must say they present music totally different. So far the MIT is more upfront, aggressive in your face in a nice way.

The Kimber more relaxed, yet great detail, though not like the in your face MIT Oracle, better mid-bass weight for sure, less up front top end also, but with nice weight to the presentation, sound like real metal being struck. Stand up bass sounds much more real with the Kimber, same for the piano.

The plus for the MIT it takes no prisoners, it comes right at you, a bit like being on steroids, and everything is big, wide and dramatic sounding. Ultra Technicolor, a bit towards the white side of natural.

Both are very good depending on your tastes and what you trying to accomplish. I will say this for sure having heard McIntosh equipment over the many years and now owning it, the Kimber is more correct than the MIT Oracle as far as leaving the Sonics of the McIntosh in place.

My V2 and the 3035 are somewhat close in price, the 3035 about a grand or so cheaper. I don�t miss the large boxes laying around either. But I could still be happy using the MIT V2 it rocked so to speak. But I feel the Kimber is more correct of the two.

I am waiting a few weeks to make up my mind once the Kimber 3035 settles in I expect a refinement and dynamics to improve per usual.

I had the 3033 and did not like it until a day before I shipped it, it came into it�s own after 2 weeks and I was impressed, so I expect the same for the 3035, but so far Ray has made a great balanced sounding speaker wire.

Good job Ray.

PJB

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