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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
jsala
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I'm looking to have a TRL SA14 in a few weeks. I have just closed a deal for a nice SA14 v1, which will be shipped direct to Paul/TRL.
la45 OP
242 posts
 

Jsala please report back on your findings before and after the mod.

Thanks
jsala
99 posts
 
Hi, I won't be able to report about the "before" as my SA14 is getting shipped directly to TRL. While it won't tell you about the mod, I am going to compare the TRL SA14 with a stock 9500, which is the latest Marantz universal player with the latest Crystal dacs, an improved transport, improved HDAM output stage, blah blah. And I will compare vs my Scott Nixon Tube Dac fed by the digital out of the SA14.
la45 OP
242 posts
 

Even better! Yes I am very interested in hearing about this new Marantz player. As a matter of fact I plan to contact Paul and ask his opinion. I wonder if it comes
in a gold color?

Thanks
lkdog
417 posts
 
I think the SA14 version 2 did come in gold in addition to having some parts upgrades of some type.
They show up here used at a higher price.
The SA 14 is no longer in production as it has been replaced by the SA11 if I am not mistaken.
Don't know if the SA14 ver 1 comes in gold also.
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