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
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

Ok, I understand now. I tried it both on top and underneath the unit. Will be interested to see if it has an impact for Jack or others.

Here is the TRL contact info from the website.

Tube Research Labs, Inc.
109 C St SE
Quincy, WA 98848
509-787-5405
509-787-5205
509-989-4437
info@tuberesearchlabs.com

Cheers