Hi all
Had the sa8005 delivered yesterday.
This is the 2nd time I have used peter tyson in last couple of months and must say that I find their service right at the top with lintone audio whom I also used recently.
As always with marantz the packaging is excellent only gripe that they supply the same quality rca cable they supply with £200 unit and £1k unit (PT threw in a pair of AQ evergreen rca cable anyway). As a member already mentioned on my previous thread, lifting it out of the box you do feel the weight of it, 8kg it is.
For some strange reason analogue out put on this unit is not colour coded so for a hifi novice like myself a quick Google search saved the day.
Sa8005 looks identical to cd6005 which it replaced. Only visible difference you see when you open the cd tray and look at the rear of the unit, it has more digital input option than cd6005, tray feels a little more robust and I believe it is sprayed with something to reduce noise?
I have always had marantz cdp so am familiar with their "house sound"
In terms of sound quality what you notice on 8005 straight away is the sound stage it presents which I find to be a lot wider than 6005. Also sound is a lot cleaner and instruments separation is noticeably better.
I was using irdac with cd6005 I found it added more dynamics and openness to the presentation.
However, with 8005 it is the opposite, playing it with irdac it sounds flat and losses a bit of liveliness, I have actually done a blind test by my brother which confirmed my findings.
If you are looking for wide sound stage, clean and dynamic sound look no further.
SA8005 on its own sounds better than cd6005 and irdac combined so in that respect you get yours money's worth.
I haven't yet connected my ipod to 8005. Should be an interesting comparison to irdac.
Thanks for reading.
Had the sa8005 delivered yesterday.
This is the 2nd time I have used peter tyson in last couple of months and must say that I find their service right at the top with lintone audio whom I also used recently.
As always with marantz the packaging is excellent only gripe that they supply the same quality rca cable they supply with £200 unit and £1k unit (PT threw in a pair of AQ evergreen rca cable anyway). As a member already mentioned on my previous thread, lifting it out of the box you do feel the weight of it, 8kg it is.
For some strange reason analogue out put on this unit is not colour coded so for a hifi novice like myself a quick Google search saved the day.
Sa8005 looks identical to cd6005 which it replaced. Only visible difference you see when you open the cd tray and look at the rear of the unit, it has more digital input option than cd6005, tray feels a little more robust and I believe it is sprayed with something to reduce noise?
I have always had marantz cdp so am familiar with their "house sound"
In terms of sound quality what you notice on 8005 straight away is the sound stage it presents which I find to be a lot wider than 6005. Also sound is a lot cleaner and instruments separation is noticeably better.
I was using irdac with cd6005 I found it added more dynamics and openness to the presentation.
However, with 8005 it is the opposite, playing it with irdac it sounds flat and losses a bit of liveliness, I have actually done a blind test by my brother which confirmed my findings.
If you are looking for wide sound stage, clean and dynamic sound look no further.
SA8005 on its own sounds better than cd6005 and irdac combined so in that respect you get yours money's worth.
I haven't yet connected my ipod to 8005. Should be an interesting comparison to irdac.
Thanks for reading.
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