Marantz closed the case, they keep blaming the cd's.
They ignore the fact that NAD-7050 and Rotel A-12 don't show any problems when the cd's are played digitally on those amps. And they do not respond to the results Reaper shows when investigating the cd's.
The PM-6005 had some faults if you...
Should think so, but still no problem occurs on other amplifiers with DAC when playing exact the same cd's.
Also time alignment in Reaper doesn't show any faults on the cd. Even compared to a copy of it, all is the same and faultless:
I tried several cdplayers (NAD, Rotel and other type Marantz). Result: analogue, no problem. Digital, same faults.
The fact that other amplifiers with DACs on board didn't have any problems (analogue and digital) remains.
First of all, the PM6005 has a great sound if you ask me! The digital inputs are a very welcoming feature, although there could be 1 or 2 more. Everything What HiFi already reviewed about this amp is true.
BUT...
Only problem we have is that approx. 5 out of 300 cd's have blanc outs (audio...