I am also listening through the SA8005. It is easily the most musically satisfying disc spinner I have had to date. It replaced a $1600 Arcam player for about 1/2 the money. Marantz's reputation for musicality is justly earned. Having read many postings over the years about various Marantz pieces, the theme that umbrellas the discussion is the listenability of the brand. Detail, 3dish sound staging, smoothness of texture, even frequency response. It is increasingly intriguing to me how brands truly do establish a "sound". Years ago the story in tube preamp land was that ARC had a dryish presentation and CJ a warmer lusher sound. In my personal experience with both brands that labeling turned out to be more accurate than not.
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