marantz 11s2 sacd player modifications

So you're looking to have the SA-11S2 modified to "warm it up" before you've even allowed it to break in and heard it perform in your system ? That's like automatically adding salt to your food without first tasting it to see if it already has enough. If you must mod, ModWright mods are available through dealer Underwood Hi-Fi (underwoodhifi.com).

hi tvad:

a modifier who wants to make money will do anything. the question is who will do it.

dan wright and the apl company have added tube buffer stages to cd players.

what is your reason for stating that modifiers would not want to "darken" the sound of a cd player, to suit the taste of a customer ?

as to the marantz 11s2, it is not warm player. most players are not warm without some modification.

I have a Marantz SA-11S1 with a tube buffer stage. Call Chris Johnson at The Parts Connexion (pcX). This mod was called his Ultimate tube mod, and cost around $3200 as I recall.

I bought mine already modded, so I can't really give you a before/after experience. However, I can say that I like the way this unit sounds, and it has beaten many more expensive units, IMHO.

Cheers,
John

"a modifier who wants to make money will do anything"

Scary thought MRT. . . I would not send my beloved components to such quack surgeon for fashionable "body modifications!"
Why not apply harmless external prosthetics in the form of an external tube buffer to the Marantz, instead of inflicting to it irreversible and possibly damaging surgery?