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Marantz SA 8005 break in

I recently purchased the Marantz SA 8005 SACD player. I've been breaking it in for a few days. There is a persistent treble harshness that so far isn't improving. Any thoughts on how long the break in period might be or has anyone had any problems with the treble being especially prominent and somewhat harsh?
benjen
erik_squires
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What are you running the SACD player with in terms of pre, amp and speakers?

Also, are you in an apartment? They tend to have the worst power issues. :)

Best,


Erik
benjen OP
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I did replace the AC cable. It's the first thing I do. Conrad Johnson LS17 pre, Odyssey Audio monoblocks, Soundlabs speakers. Not in an apartment. I'll certainly give it more time. Thanks for the information and advice.
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stereo5
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When I had my SA-8004, it had that treble hardness for the 2 years I owned it.  The player probably had at least 2000 hours on it and that treble harshness never went away.  I sold it and bought an Esoteric instead.  There was no break in time with the Esoteric as it sounded incredible right out of the box and still sounds the same incredible to this day.


When I had the SA-8004 I kept asking myself  "how did this player get all those rave reviews".  I have found that if I am not enamored with the sound on first listen, I will never like it.

bojack
650 posts
 
Get yourself a CD6005 for CDs…it's a great player with zero harshness, just smooth, enjoyable sound.
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hifiman5
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I preordered my SA-8005 so I have had it in my system since its release.  One of the reasons I bought the layer was the Marantz reputation for "musical" components.  Read... smooth treble, soundstage at speaker plane and behind with great detail, but again smoothness of texture and a treble that is on the forgiving side.  

Things to consider
1) quality of interconnects
2) is the player leveled properly
3)  clean AC?

If you have paid attention to the set up and ancillaries then perhaps there is something wrong with your player.  I have been through over a half dozen disc spinners and this is easily the Most musical of all.  I replaced a CD player that cost $1599 with the Marantz. No going back!

Please report back.  I hope we can figure out what is amis.


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