Marantz SA-10 arriving Monday!

@stereo-one , my SA 10 was a "factory refurb" from MD, so I really do not know what its previous history was prior to me buying it.  In other words, it may have already experienced its breakin period.

What struck me first and foremost was that with the SA10 my system had way more gain than with my previous CDP and I believe that this was due to using the balanced outputs of the SA10 into the balanced inputs of my preamp.  I originally thought the sound of my system with the Sa10 was more "aggressive" (if that's the correct term), but I do not have a golden ear and what I am describing as "aggressive" may be my perceptions due to the extra gain of my system with the SA10, or it may be possible that my "factory refurb" did actually need some break in time.  Regardless, it now strikes me as a smooth presentation and I  find most SACDs to be a step up from most red books.  I have read that the "SA 10 presentation" is "laid back," but, again, "laid back" may mean different things to different listeners.

Personally, with a good disc (be it red book or SACD) I do not find my system to sound edgy with the SA 10 in place; however, I do hear a lot more detail now.  But the detail I am now hearing I think may be more due to a recent preamp upgrade I made (SLP 05) than the SA 10.  

I am generally pleased with the sonic presentation of my system with the SA 10 in place, but perhaps I should not be used as a barometer as my standards are probably not as high as those of others due to, as I stated previously, my lack of the golden ear.

Stereo5 I have SA10for almost 4yrs now,. Wait maybe 30 hrs to settle. The SA10 is not edgy, it depends if your system is on the bright side it might show some detail.It depends on what ic you are using. 

The SA 10 with good power cord and ic it will even sound better if match to your system.I used High Fidelity reveal pc and tellurium silver diamond ic.Dont get impatience its truly a very good sacd player especially on balance.

Thank you jayctoy,

That's encouraging, the burning time I had was about 24 hours on red book CD side and 24 hours on the SACD side.  I had an SA 11S3 that was a very sweet sounding player that played all my CD's very nicely.   But it just wasn't engaging one dimensional as opposing to three dimensional.  So I ended up playing vinyl 95% of the time.  A third of my collection is CDs and that's why I wanted to get the SA 10.  I'm hoping the SA-10 is as sweet as the SA 11s3.  But with more three-dimensional characteristics.  After the SA-10 is broken in is that what you're experiencing?  My system is a BAT VK preamp with a Macintoch MC152 Amp and Tara lab speaker cables with audio quest Ruby interconnects.

Stereo5 thank you posting your gear,The Sa 10 will give you more 3D using balance, if I were you to get the most out of SA 10 get a nice power cable and ic . The SA 10 responds to cables.Find a tornado Audioquest source pc and used Columbia Audioquest balance ic.If you have the budget go for used Tellurium black diamond balance ic.Iam using tornado pc on my Ruby with good result. I know you mentioned except aq pc but that’s what I used . I can’t help it , it works. Puron tweak eliminates edgy.