TRL Marantz Sa-14

Sorry I'm Butt'in here.... La45, I too have a new Sony 2000 from TRL. I have about 60 hrs on mine. I'm wondering if anyone else has had the same problem with low output. I have 3 other CDPs and a tuner that have much greater volume potential than the TRL Sony.I've talked to Paul about this possible problem. He thinks some manufactures output voltage is greater than 2v. This makes them sound more dynamic. With the Trl Sony running I can run my Parasound 1500A at full Volume without clipping. With any other source about 50-60% and my Amp clips. Besides this "maybe" problem...I've never heard a better CDP than the TRL Sony 2000! I been running it non stop since 3:00 p.m. Tues. It just gets more and more transparent,smooth and detailed every hour! I'm just hopeing it gets more dynamic...again, sorry to butt-in

Lkdog - :-)
You won't be sorry! It is the most dynamic machine I've heard. The way sound seems to leap out, with such a sense of ease, is really fun! When will you be getting it back? Mine has been spining a disc for 10 days now. I love to go in for a listen - it's enchanting.

pt

Gandme-
You are not butting in-you are just joining the party!
Glad to hear it fits well in your system. Not sure what to say about your different gain levels from your sources. What is your preamp that you use? Nice amp by the way. It has been told to me that since a volume control theoretically simply lets out more of the amp's static power (it does not make any difference to the amp) it really doesn't matter if the pot is at 10:00 o'clock or 1:00 o'clock for the same sound level as long as you are getting the listening level you wish. Maybe somebody else can explain this better than me.

Oldpet-
My unit won't get shipped to TRL until next week so it will be a couple weeks before it gets to me.
I can't wait. Thanks for sharing your experience with it as it helped me make up my mind between a SA14 or looking for an SA11. I would have certainly liked to get an SA11 as it is reported to be a bit better after modding, but it is out of my budget range so the SA14 is a good choice for me.

Lkdog
I have the Parasound 850 pre. I bought the amp and the preamp on the gon for $600, a budget pair indeed. I'd like to have a reason to upgrade...but they serve me well. My TRL Sony might give me the upgrade bug I fear! I have Audio Physic Virgo IIs with a Rel Storm III that sound fantastic in my room. I've never had any problems filling my large room with sound untill I hooked up the TRL Sony. I really don't know if I have a problem or not. I'm very interested in how the Marantz mods sound....I'll be following this thread... good listening to you all!

Gandme-

I really like Parasound gear. I had a 750A before I got my Musical Fidelity A300. I still use an older 800II to power my pro audio/recording monitors setup.
My best friend just set up his system with JC 1 monoblocks. They are monsters.

FWIW, you may wish to check the output of your other sources for comparision. When I had my Sony 595 modded by TRL, there didn't seem to be any difference regarding sound level even though the Sony had 2 Vrms output and my previous source (a Cary 308) had a 3.0 Vrms output. The 595 and the 2000 are almost the same in makeup with the 2000 having an additional transformer or something that helps take it up a notch over the 595.

Paul may be right that the other sources may be "hot", but if you are not easily getting the same sound pressure levels by simply turning up (opening up) your volume pot, then there might be something amiss.
TRL could easily look at it to make sure.
The only other thing I can think of is that there is some impedance matching oddity between the Sony 2000 and the Parasound 850 preamp-but I would not know what that might be.

You have a great setup-yes you should easily be getting as much sound level as you want or need.