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Old 02-19-2013, 12:12 AM
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Default 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.)

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Old 02-23-2013, 01:30 AM
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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.)

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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.
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Old 02-23-2013, 02:29 AM
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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
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Warm and coloured. If you like the Marantz sound, this is it.
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Warm and coloured. If you like the Marantz sound, this is it.
You've heard it or are going by past Marantz players?
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Old 03-15-2013, 07:14 PM
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Mine have a relaxed transparent sound that is very true to the music source, these aren't your Daddy's Marantz

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

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