TRL Marantz Sa-14

Jack thanks for the information. I better stay away from hearing the Sa-14 for I am afraid to fall into the pit. Just finished playing "Jacobs tracks" on Proprius label and I am in heaven.

I decided to tweek the isolation on the Sony by adding small amounts of Blue Tack under the tray just to break up any resonances. I also made an isolation base composed of three different layers a polymer material/plexiglass with a special damper in between. Nice improvement in smoothing out the vocals and increasing subtle dynamics that were not there before.

I can start selling my LPs now. I agree this is a very easy player to live with and may I add a downright STEAL for the price of admission.

Guys enjoy your TRL SA-14. Maybe next year I will look for one used.

Would anyone be willing to post internal pictures of the TRL mod SA-11? I think we would all be interested in seeing the inside. Thanks.

La45: I completely understand. I strongly advise you not to hear a TRL SA-14 until you are ready to purchase.

I've found that the TRL/Sony C2000ES is very receptive to isolation devices as well. I've tried just about everything, but settled on Stillpoints with one HRS Nimbus disc (only) underneath. This offered the most natural tone, dynamics and soundstage for me, although this will differ from system to system. I will try the blu-tac under the tray, too. Have you had any problems with the tray opening? It seems like the blu-tac could fall down and screw with the door/tray opening mechanism?

Best,
Jack

Jack,

Good observation on this potential problem. I will keep an eye on this although I find the material very sticky and easy to apply so far its staying in its place.

The isolation base and the DIY tube trap I made improved things so much that the thought of using any other players at this point is not in my mind. I feel if there is any deficiency in the system it may be what can be described as the "more" effect whereby its not anything missing just more added when upgrading to the higher priced TRL players.

Alot of folks out there are struggling to get a particular sound out of their system. I have the opinion that having expensive gear does not neccessarily translate into synergy. For some reason the TRL player makes this effort easier to accomplish.

With regard to alternate resonance control from the stock feet, where did you put the Stillpoints and how many did you use?
I'm going to experiment with isolation, but the bottom of the 2000 is not flat. I don't see exactly how one could go with three devices. Did you remove the stock feet and use 4?

Thanks for any info.