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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
oldpet
295 posts
 
Lkdog
I'm glad to hear that your expectations of the TRL SA-14 are being met. I'm sure that the more you listen the more you will thoroughly enjoy your new player. :-)

paul
la45 OP
242 posts
 

Guess whose coming to Dinner?

Over the weekend here is the lineup:

Mark Levinson 380s, Mactone preamp, Meitner Switchman II,
Full Image preamp. The total retail is $40,000 when new.

Guess what was in front of all these great preamps?

No one laid any criticism on the Sony 2000es. Considering these guys have over 15 years in this hobby, I feel good that the Sony presentation was lucid for all to enjoy.

As for the pre shootout, each pre had a define sonic signature albeit there was a problem with the Levinson not having suitable warm up time (1 day) for it to smooth out.

Overall an enjoyable day for the 6 of us in my listening room. In my opinion the clear winner is the Sony and a CDR disc burned from an original LP copy of the "Modern Jazz Quartet Live at Carnegie Hall".
hchi
43 posts
 
Hello guys,
It is good to see a bunch of TRL users grouped here to share and discuss. I just have a Gold Color DV9500 FedEx to Paul for mod. Yes, it is an Asian Version rather than the black US version. Hopefully it will be ready by next week or so.

By the way, what SACDs and CDs do you guys use to burn in your player?

Thanks,
-Howard
oldpet
295 posts
 
Howard -
Just use anything loud with a large frequency spectrum.....or just LOUD! :-)

enjoy your player when it comes.

paul
jsala
99 posts
 
Hi Howard,

I think you will be pleased with the results. I also have an Asian Marantz 9500 (220v) and I am not at all happy with the sound on redbook or SACD, or as a transport. I find the high frequency lacking in refinement and the overall is not very coherent. And this is in spite of having the very latest Crystal dacs and updated HDAM output circuits.

My TRL SA14 is still breaking in but it is already a much better player and transport. While it needs to further settle in, it is quite dynamic and natural. Play a well recorded CD or SACD (those those of Paul) and it will sound very analog.

Let us know how your 9500 turns out!
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