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Yeah, the 8001 is an impressive sounding machine indeed!
I am so glad others are 'discovering' this excellent player, and its value compared to others out there.
Again, I auditioned the Rega Saturn and the Cambridge 840C last year, and wound up keeping the 8001.
I still love this machine everytime I listen to it.
Its spacious, organic, smooth, and detailed sound is quite addictive!
It sounds incredible with my Sennheiser HD-650, Stefan Audio Art Equinox Sennheiser upgrade cable, and HeadAmp GS-1 amp.
The 650's/Equinox also sounds incredible with the built-in headphone jack, it just needs alittle more output power.
I keep this player turned on all the time, even with no disc playing, and this seems to help the warm-up time sound issue quite abit.
I just wonder if the upcoming 8003 will be a worthwhile sonic improvement with its updated chassis, Cirrus Logic 4398 DAC, and HDAM S2 modules, and I wonder if its internal headphone amp will be as good as the 8001?
Can't wait to find out!
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AKA : THE "CAN MAN" TO MY LOCALS!
MAIN HOME SYSTEM:
Source:Sony ES CD and DVD Megachangers.
Interconnects and speaker cables: Mainly LAT International IC-200 Mk.2 interconnects and LAT D-1000 speaker cables.
Preamp: Parasound P/LD 2000.
Amps: Parasound Halo JC-1 monoblocks.
Speakers: Paradigm Reference Studio 100v.2.
Subs: Hsu Research TN1220 HO [2], and Hsu Research Model 500A subwoofer amp.
MY HEADPHONE RIG:
Current Headphone Inventory: Sennheiser HD 595/modded 580/600/650.
The 650's get the most use, by far.
TEAM: Sennheiser...at the moment!
SOLD: AKG K701, Beyerdynamic DT880/990.
Amps:HeadAmp GS-1.
Sennheiser Replacement Cables: Stefan Audio Art Equinox 650 LE and the Cardas for my 600's.
IC's :Harmonic Technology Magic Link 2 RCA interconnects, Signal Cable Silver Resolution Reference RCA Interconnects.
Source: Marantz SA8001 CD/SACD player.
Last edited by daltonlanny; 08-25-2008 at 08:20 AM..
Just became part of Team Sa8001! I bought one used on ebay for a reasonable price and with the Microsoft Live 25% cashback it became even better (that is assuming I ever see that money )! I have been thinking of buying this player for my second setup for quite a while. I was going to get a refurbished at accessories4less until I saw this one on ebay.
Anyway, I just wanted to share my good news will all.
This will replace my Rotel RCD-961. I hope that I see some improvement in performance! (Will I? Did I make a good move? Well, time will tell.) I will either use this with an X-can v3 with Little Pinkie power supply (no Pink Floyd mods though... I never got around to trying this) or move my GS-1 to my second setup (right now I have both the GS-1 and SP Extreme connected to my Stello DA100 in my main rig). I use my GS-1 with low impedance cans like ATH-D2000s and others and Extreme with Senns and AKG K01s, etc. I guess I might sell the X-can if it is holding back the system too much (i.e. if x-can is holding back sa8001 -> x-can v3 -> can of choice). It is convenient to have both GS-1 (ss) and Extreme (tube) amp in my main setup (marantz cd4001 transport or macbook pro/optical -> stello da100 -> gs-1 or SP extreme -> can of choice).
I am anxious to hear/see this SA8001. I know you've been drooling over this for a while, so I'm glad you found a good deal on one.
You'll get paid on the Live Search rebate - at least I did on my first one. I have two more pending. That's a sweet deal. Hard to beat money for nothing.
__________________ Team OAF
Phones: Sennheiser HD600 with Blue Dragon v3 / Denon AH-D2000 with Blue Dragon v3 Home Rig: Sony SCD-CE595 SACD/CD --> MHDT Paradisea+ DAC --> Woo Audio 6 SE Portable: iPod Touch 32GB --> ALO Cryo Dock --> RSA Predator --> Westone UM2
I almost decided to get a Paradisea 3 to use with my Rotel transport instead but decided to stick with the SA8001 (I don't need anything more than a cd player in my second setup). I guess I will have to buy a few SACDs now to see how it handles them. The player should arrive by Monday.... I think this is probably my last update for a while (I hope).
Originally Posted by Orcin
I am anxious to hear/see this SA8001. I know you've been drooling over this for a while, so I'm glad you found a good deal on one.
You'll get paid on the Live Search rebate - at least I did on my first one. I have two more pending. That's a sweet deal. Hard to beat money for nothing.
)! I have been thinking of buying this player for my second setup for quite a while. I was going to get a refurbished at accessories4less until I saw this one on ebay. 
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