Follow up on resolution

Posted by Stephen (A) on February 17, 2002 at 13:12:52

In Reply to: Too much resolution! posted by Stephen on February 16, 2002 at 15:26:55:

I got my Cardas Neutral Reference ICs a week ago and I think I'm going to swap them for Golden Reference (twice the price, unfortunately) ... sorry Christine!

I think the Neutral Reference is a *great* cable (and I may end up keeping the pair I've got for the future), it's just that it's too revealing for my CDs. If I could route CDs through something more forgiving I'd still use the Neutral Reference for SACD but don't have the funds for an external DAC at the moment. SACDs with Neutral Reference sound wonderful ... sob.

I've been doing a lot more listening over the weekend. The resolution my player delivers is astounding. With piano (even at low volume) I hear every time the sustain is taken off, even at the end of a piece when the note has decayed to nearly nothing ... and this is on CDs! Everything else has so much more information as well. I think this says heaps about the transport and output stage of the SA-14!

My problem is that piano is so artificial on CD with the Neutral Reference that it's well nigh unlistenable. So I've decided to trade some resolution for a slightly more forgiving, relaxed sound. This is a pragmatic decision based on my investment in software. I don't think this reflects badly on the CD stage of the SA-14 at all, but more on CDs themselves. I'm sure most people with cables less revealing than Neutral Reference will be very happy with CD performance on this player ... as I have been up until now.

Stephen Best
Canberra, Australia

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Topic - REVIEW: Marantz SA-14 CD Player/Recorder - Stephen 16:46:59 02/15/02 (17)

Marantz SA-14 CD Player/Recorder - saywhat 21:51:00 02/15/02 (16)

CD23 versus SA14? - Robertc88 01:14:39 02/16/02 (4)

Indeed! - saywhat 14:54:07 02/16/02 (2)

Re: Indeed! - Greg Gale 05:10:29 02/17/02 (1)

Yes, but.... - saywhat 11:11:16 02/17/02 (0)

Re: CD23 versus SA14? - Greg Gale 10:18:04 02/16/02 (0)

SA-14 vs FMJ CD23 - Stephen 22:46:21 02/15/02 (10)

Re: SA-14 vs FMJ CD23 - saywhat 14:43:06 02/16/02 (8)

Too much resolution! - Stephen 15:26:55 02/16/02 (7)

Follow up on resolution - Stephen 13:12:52 02/17/02 (1)

Re: Follow up on resolution - Christine Tham 14:59:08 02/17/02 (0)

Powr conditioning - Steve M 04:55:20 02/17/02 (0)

Don't use UPSs designed for computers - Metralla 16:05:11 02/16/02 (2)

Sorry, I may have the wrong Charles Hansen - Metralla 17:43:03 02/16/02 (0)

Thanks. I just *knew* I wouldn't be allowed to get off cheaply! (nt) - Stephen 16:10:58 02/16/02 (0)

Re: Too much resolution! - Christine Tham 15:49:26 02/16/02 (0)

Re: SA-14 vs FMJ CD23 - Christine Tham 00:02:00 02/16/02 (0)

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Follow up on resolution - Stephen 13:12:52 02/17/02 (1)

Re: Follow up on resolution - Christine Tham 14:59:08 02/17/02 (0)

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