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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
jes45
293 posts
 
Yes, La45 and I are related! As he said, " ... we belong to the TRL Family, thank you"!

I've heard the Modified SA-14 in TRL's listening room, (it could have been Oldpet's that I heard), and it was very impressive. Paul says the 11 will be better.

Now if we can only get the darn 11's into the US ...
la45 OP
242 posts
 
Hey Reb,

What is this speed you are referring to? And what is it about the Marantz SA-11 you hated? That is a pretty strong word. Did you give it sufficient break in time? Anyone out there have the opinion that the TRL SA-11 in their system is miles ahead of the SA-14 TRL before we start persuing the holy grail?
dracule1
1,085 posts
 
TOC access and access between songs.
reb1208
518 posts
 
I was referring to the speed of transients and micro dynamics. Search archives at AA and here for posts on my negative views.
la45 OP
242 posts
 
The Sony 2000es is getting better and better. I admit that its a painful process to hear the system deteriote so much in the last 9 hours only to return full force tonight.

The entire system is awesomely good now! The vocals have so much character its as if I am meeting these people through their voices. I have not felt this connected to what I am listening to since my vinyl days. This is impressive stuff.
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