Marantz Pearl Lite Amp

[cse]

Does anyone have any viiews on this amp. I'm pretty decided on purchasing the Pearl -Lita SACD player, but not sure whether or not to plump for the amp as well. Currently running an original Caspian (12 years old).

 

[altruistic.lemon]

Excellent amp, currently at very good prices. I chose the Naim over it at prices as they were, but at £699, it's a steal.

 

[Inter_Voice]

Very sweet sound, excellent for vocals and jazz.

 

[TheHomeCinemaCentre]

It is superb value for money, I ran one for a while and loved the sound.

 

[Inter_Voice]

If you can afford go for its bigger brother Marantz SA-11S2 but it costs 3 times more. 11S2 has XLR in addition to RCA sockets.

 

[cse]

Excellent amp, currently at very good prices. I chose the Naim over it at prices as they were, but at £699, it's a steal.

Which Naim amp did you choose over the Marantz and why?

 

[altruistic.lemon]

The Nait 5i. At the prices when I was looking, I thought the Naim was a little punchier while the Marantz was a touch sweeter. This was with the Magnepans, by the way. Could be very different with other speakers, but, in the end, I preferred the Naim take on the sound.

The Naim also has a way of separating the instruments better with classical music which was an important criteria.

 

[cse]

The Naim also has a way of separating the instruments better with classical music which was an important criteria.

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Interesting. What source and speakers do you use with the Naim. I listen to classical almost exclusively, so take your point about speration of instruments. However, I want a setup that reprepresents string sound accurately. I currently find violins especially to come-acoss as far too astringent, which is a problem as I like to listen to string quartets and violin sonatas.

 

[cse]

If you can afford go for its bigger brother Marantz SA-11S2 but it costs 3 times more. 11S2 has XLR in addition to RCA sockets.

If?

 

[cse]

It is superb value for money, I ran one for a while and loved the sound.

Nick, do you think it would offer an upgrade on my 12 year lod original Caspian?

 

[altruistic.lemon]

I have the Magnepan MG 12s. Source is a mac/AppleTV2/Musical Fidelity V-DAC with V-PSU. I also have a Sony Blu ray player connected to the DAC, but that doesn't get used much.

Not too flash, but can sound stunning with something like Jansen's playing of Tchaikovsky's Violin Concerto . Note the speakers don't do super deep bass and aren't great for Heavy Metal.