I do have some SACD's so I may use that feature but I primarily listen to CDs, lossless itunes files or Pandora one. I do own a few DVD-A disks but most are 'Dual discs' with exception of one. This unit has a dac that can accept usb so it seems like a good choice in that regard. I dont watch blu-rays so I haven't really looked at universal players because in the past I just felt that the load times were noticeably slower than a dedicated CD player. Any suggestions for other units I should consider at this price point?
Thinking about grabbing this marantz SACD player
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Honestly.....I would go with the Marantz. The Oppo has great specs......especially from a video point of view, but I had problems with my Oppo unit and cannot in good conscience recommend them for a long haul. I have a Marantz 67SE CD player that sounds fabulous and has vastly out-lasted my Oppo DVD unit. Still works and sounds great 10 years after I bought it. My Oppo DVD player pooped out after around 4 years after I bought it. Loved the picture..... but common'........4 years??.......NOT acceptable!. Oppo fixed it for free and then it pooped out again less than a year later!. Marantz makes VERY musical players.......so if music is your thing.....go with Marantz......especially this unit..... It sounds like a sweet unit!.Dan Madden :T- Bottom
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Disc player failure has been exceeding rare for me (of any brand). I've owned about 2 dozen disc players since 1985 (still have 8 of them) and only one ever failed--after 16 years of use. On the other hand, I've had almost half a dozen hard drives fail on me.- Bottom
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Could also be a qty of usage issue as well. I used mine quite a bit and it was left on 24/7 in most cases. But then again, my Marantz CD player is also left on 24/7 as well. I also suppose that with any brand of gear, you can get a lemon unit.Dan Madden :T- Bottom
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The more complicated the more there is to go wrong of course. But, if a component is well designed it can last a long time. I've owned a high end Oppo bluray player for years and had no problems with it. Still very much enjoy it.John unk:
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Like most companies, Marantz SACD players in my experience have a "house sound"- not a bad one, but something to keep in mind. (I own a couple, SA-11 and SA-7, so I speak from experience). they favor a lush midrange with good to great detail and a slightly soft top end. Not a bad set of tradeoffs. Imaging is typically a weak point.
I've owned a couple of Oppos, but I use them with special cards from a Czech company for SACD extraction to high res PCM. So, light duty use- in this they've been quite reliable.
Something else to remember, for any disk player, there's a limited operating life to the optical pickup laser, and blue lasers (as are used for BD) have the shorted life of all. I actually had an optical sled on a Sony ES player replaced under warranty because I'd worn out the CD optical pickup just by sheer number of hours (that was close to the end of the 5 year warranty on ES components).
Enjoy your Marantz- it's a good player for the money.the AudioWorx
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Like most companies, Marantz SACD players in my experience have a "house sound"- not a bad one, but something to keep in mind. (I own a couple, SA-11 and SA-7, so I speak from experience). they favor a lush midrange with good to great detail and a slightly soft top end. Not a bad set of tradeoffs. Imaging is typically a weak point.
I've owned a couple of Oppos, but I use them with special cards from a Czech company for SACD extraction to high res PCM. So, light duty use- in this they've been quite reliable.
Something else to remember, for any disk player, there's a limited operating life to the optical pickup laser, and blue lasers (as are used for BD) have the shorted life of all. I actually had an optical sled on a Sony ES player replaced under warranty because I'd worn out the CD optical pickup just by sheer number of hours (that was close to the end of the 5 year warranty on ES components).
Enjoy your Marantz- it's a good player for the money.Dan Madden :T- Bottom
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