I have heard that but not on my system. It is a bit warm sounding, although not as warnm as my Cal. It might be the McIntosh/Marantz combination. They sound very good together. I love the Cal, but would get listening fatigue after listening for a while, not so with the SA11 S2. When I first heard it, my thoughts were exactly as you said, edgy. Mine took a long time to break in. In fact when I first auditioned it, I could not get it back in the box fast enough. It was actually the KI Pearl. I started a thread on Agon regarding that. Then I went to the local HI Fi shop and could not believe my ears. I said, "what happened", and they said it took a while to break in. It was about a year later that I listened to it as I was auditioning speakers at the time.
I have the opposite of your friend solid pre and tube amp.
I know there are better players but now I am listening to more CD's than records, something I never thought I would say
I have the opposite of your friend solid pre and tube amp.
I know there are better players but now I am listening to more CD's than records, something I never thought I would say