The rating is pure on audio quality, sound so to say. Well, I used to have a Linn Akurate DS/1 before my Marantz, and aTransporter before that. They all sound different. The Linn and Marantz are leagues better that theTransporter, which was very good as well. The Marantz is jus, well, different, that the Linn. Less analytical, maybe a touch warmer. i made the move because I wanted to play my DSD files through it and I could do a fully cost-neutral swap :-)
MacMini CoreDuo, 600 GB of mostly ALAC lossless music (iTunes ripped) -> Black Transporter (analog & digital out), and Marantz DV8400 vM mod for SACD + DVD-A, via Siltech Paris to Harman Kardon AVR 8500 & HK PA2200 Signature -> 6 x Mission 780SE & 78C & 2 x REL Strata III ------------------------------------------------------------------------ Audiotic's Profile: http://forums.slimdevices.com/member.php?userid=5912 View this thread: http://forums.slimdevices.com/showthread.php?t=101584 _______________________________________________ audiophiles mailing list [email protected] http://lists.slimdevices.com/mailman/listinfo/audiophiles
