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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
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bradz
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If I may chime in with a couple of questions. What is TRL's guarantee if the owner isn't satisfied with the mod? Would it be the $ refunded and the mods changed back to stock? TIA.
lkdog
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Lawyerman-

Different opinions are what make this hobby interesting :) I have read others who also swear by the SA 1. Would like to hear one someday.

Bradz-

Email or call Paul. Not sure if anybody out of 600+ mods has taken them up on their offer, but their word is good.
clio09
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I asked the same question as well. TRL offers a money back guarantee on their mods. Paul Weitzel also told me no one has taken TRL up on this guarantee, which says a lot about their work.
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baranyi
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I did listen and it was very much like I expected. It sounded like it needed to be broken in! There was a fuzzy quality to the sound that will probably go away in a couple of days. After experiencing the break-in of two digital amps, I know that in two weeks the unit will sound nothing like it did directly out of the box. I must say that the TRL test disk was very impressive. The bass on track two rearranged some of my vital organs! Bob
oldpet
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HEY!!! What TRL test disk?
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