marantz 11s2 sacd player modifications

"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?

The SA11-S2 is really, really good as is. The rest of my system is tubes and I'm sure that helps produce the excellent tonality of the SA11-S2. I would highly recommend that you try your S2 as is for a few hundred hours before doing anything. You may be suprised at how good it is. Save you some coin.

since the marantz is not a warm sounding player , i will probably want to change its frequency response, reducing treble energy and shfting the presence in the upper base. i spoke to one modifier who suggests replacing many of the capacitors, wiring and the iec, to "darken" the presentation.

by the way, i appreciate the food analogy. however, you don't have to taste food to determine that its preparation is not to your taste. all you need is the ingredients.
for example, if you prefer a salty flavor, and the preparation is salt free, one may add some salt, before tasting the food. with the marantz, if i want a "warm" sound, i will need to change its "voice", as the player is not warm in stock mode.

Good plan working on the "base" Mrt.

Nobody cares.

I would have to disagree with you here MrT. I've heard the Marantz SA-7S1, and it is on the warm side of neutral, especially when you put it up against the competition, like Esoteric, EMM Labs, Cary, etc.

Yes, you may find a sweeter presentaion with Audio Aero products, or you may even want to try Kevins new DAC.

However, as far as one box players go, the Marantz is definitely not on the lean side of neutral....even in stock form. If you think it is, you really need to listen to more CDP's.

As for me, vinyl is my format of choice, and my modified Marantz SA-11S1 is a CDP that I can listen to and enjoy, which does not cause my ears to bleed. I've heard the stock SA-7S1, and it is a great CDP, I prefer my player, but neither unit would I call harsh or aggresive as many higher priced CDP's that I've heard.

Cheers,
John