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TRL Marantz Sa-14


After speaking to Paul at TRL I am very curious to hear from those who own this unit what improvements do you hear with the player before and after the mod.

The SA-14 sounds weak in the bass and has no dynamics in comparison to some players like the Sony Scd-1 in stock form. Has anyone compared the TRL Sa-14 to the Sony Scd-1?
la45
lkdog
417 posts
 
Pardales-

How many hours do you have on it?
I mean no disprespect as everyone has different tastes, but the break in is a big deal on these things for various reasons-not the least is some of the new propreitary wire used in the mod which takes a very long time to settle in.
But, you may have already put 400-500 hours on it and it just doesn't work for you.
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sbayne
493 posts
 
Pardales - How much do you want for the TRL SA-14 v.2? I'm being serious. Sometimes,like you say, equipment is not someone's "cup of tea."
pardales
652 posts
 
I already sold the unit. The last point I listened to it was at the 100 hour mark. Just to reiterate, it is not at all hard for me to see what people like about this player....TRL is doing great work and Paul and Co. are fine people to deal with, it was just not for me.
clio09
3,360 posts
 
Sbayne,

Dang! Why didn't I think of asking Pardales that question? You snooze you lose.
la45 OP
242 posts
 

Hey Cuz,

I will have a TRL SA-14 here very soon. I hope that I will have a chance to compare to the MARANTZ SA-1.

My winter listening is all set. What isolation gizmos if any are being used out there? Is this transport rock solid?
Any advantage when using the balance outputs vs. RCA?

Jack-

Do you think I should send Paul my preamp for his mod? Meitner Switchman pre.
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