TRL Marantz Sa-14

LKdog-

You are right, this maybe set up or equipment dependent. I really hope Jes45 is able to get some anti-static sheets. I am interested in his input.

Jes45-

This has to do with the "Full Image" pre by the designer.
My hunch about antistatic has to do with Don Smith who told me that one of his design specs is to ground static electricity. For some reason I got to thinking that the cd itself has its own charge and it might affect the sound. Boy if you fellas were here you will hear how this has upgraded my system. The question is will it only work in some situations?

Well, I tried a couple different CDs and different size anti-static sheets and could not hear a difference in my setup.
La45- I have no doubt at all it has made an audible difference in your system.

It may have something to do with the unique and different units/racks, cables, other components, etc.
These SA14's do have a lot of shielding and weight added to them so maybe are less susceptible to environmental electromagnetic stuff. Who knows. This thing weighs 35 lbs or something. I don't know why it is so heavy.
Sure sounds good :)

Lkdog,

Interesting that it works in my set up using the lighter Sony 2000es. I believe the SA-14 is over $3k new compared to the Sony. Yep it must be better shielded. You're lucky to have it.

Did you try using the sheets and cd directly? Jes45 whats your experience?

I repeated the experiment last night and confirmed that the change is not subtle.

Anyone using the Sony if you could try the sheets let us know.

Did you try using the sheets and cd directly?

La45-

Sometimes I am a real dumba$$.
What exactly do you mean to do here?
Maybe I am doing this wrong.
I placed the anti-static sheet underneath the player.

Am I supposed to put it somewhere else?

Thanks!

Nope, its my fault for the confusion. You can place the antistatic sheet on top or under the player wherever it works best. You can also put your cd into an enclosure that is antistatic and test the results.

Hope this helps. By the way Do you have Paul's number? I seem to have misplaced it.

Thanks