TRL Marantz Sa-14

TRL should receive my unit today. That should mean that I will have the modified player back by late next week. I can't wait to hear the differences after spending 2 weeks with the stock SA-14. Bob

Hi Bob,

Make sure you get back to this thread with your impressions. I hope to have my unit soon also.

Jack-

This is a nice thread. Good information sharing without the big egoes.

Bob and Jack

I am another anxious to hear your impressions. I never heard my SA-14 in it's stock form. I was so ready, after emailing Paul at TRL several times, that i sent my unit to them directly. I know that I love what I hear. :-) I really hope that you two find the sound as appealing as I.

BTW - This is one of the most enjoyable threads on Agon. Way to go gang!

paul

La45: Hey Cuz, how have you been? Glad to hear that you're going the SA-14 route. :)

Jack

Okay, here is my truth. I received my TRL Marantz SA-14 v.2 and, after 50 hours of break in, just was not comfortable with (i.e., did not enjoy) the sound.

Please, I am not going to go into the ill-defined audiophile vocabulary of extended highs and full mid-bass, etc., etc., et al. I listen wholistically, meaning, the sound moves me within a few days of listening or it does not.

Here's the thing though, I do not think it had anything to do with TRL, I think my disatisfaction has more to do with Marantz. Several months ago I was listening to a friends DV-9500, and, while I thought it sounded quite good, I knew it was not for me. Again, I am not going to go into details, I just did not prefer that sound. To me, the TRL SA-14 v2 had a very similar sound to the DV-9500 (general characteristiscs). The TRL was a considerably more refined of course, but there were distinct similarities between the units That sound (as I interpret it) is just not for me.

I AM NOT SAYING IT IS BAD! I am just saying it is not for me.