TRL Marantz Sa-14

Jay-

Power cords are kind of Black Art/voodoo thing.
While I firmly believe that a good aftermarket power cord is critical-which one is sort of mystifying.
Early on in my audio ventures I just made the Crump/Asylum volex cords and they seemed to be a big step up from the crummy stock cords.
Would love to hear from all about what power cords they feel work best with the TRL SA14 unit (or digital units in general).

I am using a Ven Haus Audio power cord that is specific for digital, but he has newer versions that are supposedly better.

Has anyone had Marantz SA11S1 modded and what is the result? Is it better than modded SA14?

I believe that RAM does an SA11 mod for $3500.
There may be some info at their site.

I believe TRL has some SA11 mods planned for a couple users at their standard fee of $550.
Paul is optimistic it will turn out well, but they will need to do some R&D as they are different units.

Hi all, I was wondering if someone could tell me what the 2 different filter settings on the SA14 are supposed to do. I do not have the manual (I bought my SA14 used). I believe the Custom is supposed to allow ultrasonic frequencies (>20Khz) through?

Thanks!

Hi Jay-

I talked with Brian about it and they felt from their testing after modding that putting it on the Custom setting was the best sounding. Yes, the Custom setting supposedly allows a greater frequency range if I recall correctly.
Maybe you could check with Brian or Paul about your specific preamp/amp, but I am guessing that it is no problem as I recall you have a very nice setup.
There may be some amps that do not handle this, but I don't know what they criteria are.