New SACD Marantz SA11-S3 any listening comments
 

The New Marantz SA11-S3 must be in the USA shops by now.

Anyone had a listen, and have comments on what they hear?

(Difficult to get in Australia, at this stage only by special request.)

Cheers
Anthony
SA-11S2 owner

Nobody around here seems to demo Marantz reference gear --almost all is order only. A Magnolia had the PM15S2B & SA-15S2B, but not the new flagship. It is still order only. I would think Maratnz would want them to demo the latest flagship, but the sales staff said they don't get to pick what is demoed on the floor --Marantz does.

They are not readily available online either --Crutchfield is still pre-order status. Musicdirect seems to have the only stock.

I'm leaning more towards the NA-11S1 myself.

My initial impressions of SA-11S3 and PM-11S3 are in another recent Marantz thread, though none of the units are fully broken-in yet.

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Just read a nice review of the marantz, but there weren't any comparisons. I'd love to hear one, at some point.
Marantz SA-11S3 SACD Player & DAC Review*-*AVRev.com

Warm and coloured. If you like the Marantz sound, this is it.

You've heard it or are going by past Marantz players?

Mine have a relaxed transparent sound that is very true to the music source, these aren't your Daddy's Marantz :D

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Holy Moly! Do you have 3 of these? That's quite an endorsement, if so.

I really need to hear one of these, somewhere.

Yes, the sound and build quality of the first one was so impressive I bought a PM-11S3 integrated and then two more players for my other systems. A listening session is highly recommended.

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This was what a friend of mine commented when I asked him whether I should consider this player. It is nice to know from you guys that the sound is transparent and quite neutral.