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Marantz SA-10 arriving Monday!

I've been hearing and reading all I can about this player during this last year. I have a 6005 right now and it's a nice player but not as good as my analog rig (10k) so it's not a fair comparison. Elizabeth mentioned that her SA-10 is better than her analog. I will be comparing the 2 SACD players side by side. I have at least 3 CD's in which I have duplicates. I'm fascinated about how the circuitry upsamples to DSD SACD. Well not exactly but somehow an improvement over Redbook CD. I have a 2" thick maple block coming in the same day for it. It's going to be a long weekend. I know it can't work miracles on all CD's. If there is jitter in the recording then supposedly you will never get that out. Speak up if I'm wrong about that.
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jayctoy
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Phillyb you are right on the money, the SA compete with my analog set up, The dynamic of the SA 10 is unlimited.using good pc will give you more.  I read a review of the SA 10, the reviewer said, He thinks it’s the best sacd player regardless of price? Of course not, But it will keep you sitting on your chair longer than you plan. 
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You better be prepare to buy quality cabling to enjoy the SA 10, the better the cabling , the better this unit perform.
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blueranger OP
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I find mine sounds best pluggedright into the dedicated outlet in my wall. The power regenerater did not bring out its best
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blueranger

Thank You for the update. Power conditioner/regenerator(s) can limit dynamics.

Happy Listening!
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Are there power cord recommendations other than Audioquest? I have noticed that with the wrong cable the sound can quickly become thin. I did not expect that from a player described as warm and full-bodied.
I thought a fast and dynamic cable would be great, it may also sound a bit "thin". That doesn't bother in the combination. Man was I wrong.
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