Marantz cd players

Congratulations @thedoc2004 on the new equipment. Now sit back and enjoy your music!

This site or US Audiomart would be the best places to sell your audio gear that you don't need.

thedoc2004

Here and U.S.Audiomart  -for selling Gear.

Happy Listening!

Enjoy the Music has a review on the Marantz CD 60; MSRP $999

https://www.enjoythemusic.com/magazine/equipment/0822/Marantz_CD60_Compact_Disc_CD_Player_Review.htm

I have the SA-10, which replaced a Sony 5400-ES.  When I got the Sony 5400ES and played an SACD vs. the same redbook CD the quality difference in the sound was readily apparent, so I wanted to stick with SACD.  I did extensive research before choosing the SA-10, which I judged to be the best alternative to the PS Audio Directstream, which went out of production at the time.  I like that the Marantz converts everything to DSD using it's own technology, not an R2R and not a chip per se.  I also use the DAC with a COAX cable from my ifi streamer.  The DAC is said to be high quality when used this way, but there haven't been any reviews I could find that compares it to a separate DAC.  When choosing the SA-10, I put it up against the $20k SACD players, which I thought were too expensive and the Technics, which has MQA and was much less expensive but has MQA.  I thought I'd be giving up MQA cd's, but apparently those never took off and now I hear MQA isn't that great, too.  The SA-10 may be a little dated in some aspects, but it's built like a tank.  A retailer wanted full list price for it, but I got an open box for about 40% less, which I thought was a good tradeoff.  I think it will hold it's value.  The technology is unique and build quality is top notch.  The sound is great; I just don't A/B it against anything else.  I did like the Sony 5400 though and haven't had the heart to part with it.  The rest of my system is a Luxman AX590ii integrated and Yamaha NS-5000 speakers.  I consider it to be a great value compact reference system that should stand the test of time.

I own the CD60 and i'm very happy with it. No plans to upgrade.