sony xa5400es or marantz sa15s2?

I will never stop being amused by the "experts" (self proclaimed and real) on every aspect of music. Mr. Fishing716 is a musician and this makes him a "specialist" on the sound of a component w/o taking into consideration the synergy of the rest of the system with this component. Anyway, this debate will never end become musical tastes and sound are so subjective. I have many friends that are musicians but when it comes to music of a system their opinions are as diverse (with one another) as among any of us NOT musically trained. I figure if they are all musicians how come they can not agree on the sound of a system? Go figure...

The Sony is a very good player. I have not heard the Marantz.

So which did you buy, Crimhead?

although perhaps tangential to the thread. i spoke to dan wright about the sony before purchasing one of his modded players.

he suggested that the sony, un modded is a bit thin sounding, and after installing his mods, thought the oppos wer a bit warmer.

i owned a marantz player, the 11s1, it is not current. i was disappointed, so i lent it to a friend. we both agreed that that player was cold sounding and lacking in body.

remember, the marantz is solid state. what solid state player has body , warmth, bloom and is forgiving of poor quality cds.

after the purpose of listening is to enjoy the experience, not analyze the recording.