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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
la45 OP
242 posts
 
Rich-

Its a very old transformer type conditioner . I would suggest looking at the PS Audio line of conditioners. They have several types, regenerator, transformer etc.

IMO any of these will do the job. In my case I had mine sitting in the closet for a long time. It was originally made to protect the computer.
hchi
43 posts
 
Besides La45, does anyone else plug his/her TRL 14 into any power condition units? If so what brand and model is used and what are the differences? Thanks.
lkdog
417 posts
 
Howard-

You might email Paul. He is not crazy about them, but may have a recommendation based upon how they did the power supply mods in the player.
clio09
3,360 posts
 
Howard,

In the past Paul mentioned that they have modified the ART Pro 40 power conditioners. As Lkdog said, he is not crazy about power conditioners in general, but from what I understand this is what he uses when he does his live recordings and doesn't have access to clean power at the venue.
hchi
43 posts
 
Guys,
Because I still have Tice Audio Sig PBIII HP and a few other stuff around, I thought I will give them a try also. Who knows if TRL 14 being modded to be battery powered, then there won't be much concerned; but I also wonder how much improvement could be there for a battery powered 14 over the standard AC powered 14?
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