New Marantz SA-8004 - Page 13

I apologize for being all over the place on this post but I am tired..i just had to share this!!

I got my SA-8004 last week along a Schiit Asgard..got it set up today and have been playing it with everything I've got! What a combo!! They make my GS1000's come to life! I had listened to the SA-8001back at the Florida Can Jam...soundwise same league (a good thing) except I not have my Ipod/PC available as a source and it has the optical out for my receiver. I have listened to both CD's and SACD's..solid sound; not complaints..WOW.

If I were to upgrade it would have to be a Meridian machine that istestament of how good this CD player is...it beats the Cambridge 840 CD player..i had considered an Oppo player or a SABRE 32 DAC but the versatility of the SA-8004 and the price $799 (Open Box) could'nt be beat.

I came across an article recently about the SA8004 with something called "syno tune custom". Unfortunately I don't have any further details about what this custom is about but maybe the SA8004 enthusiasts could dig in a little more info :-

http://yahiabq.blogspot.com/2012/01/marantz-cd-cd6004-syno-t.html

A syno tuned custom SA8004 seems to sell at a higher price. I'm very curious what this custom is all about.

I spent some time recently listening to the headphones amp, while good it's no match for an external amp.  Anyone else feel this way?

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Originally Posted by DjAmTraX 

I spent some time recently listening to the headphones amp, while good it's no match for an external amp.  Anyone else feel this way?

Sure, though it depends on which amp you compare it to. It can best some lower end amps, and hold its own with others.

But if you put it against a mid-high end amp, no, it's not as good. It's a CD player :) 

Yeah, the amp on this thing isn't meant to be a long term alternative for a dedicated headphone amp. The amp is good for what it is, but that's all. It's about as good as a good budget desktop amp. I never use the headphone out on mine, and if I had nothing to plug my headphones into, the headphone out would only be temporary until if found something else. Dac/sacd playback is where this player shines, and what it's meant for.