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The editors liked
Very good detail
Always there but never forced or isolated
Rich
Smooth sound
IPod connectivity
Sounds good with SACDs
Excellent low bass and admirably clean treble and midrange
An unusually even-handed approach to different musical styles
USB input a nifty plus
The editors didn't like
Slightly less assured with SACD than with CD . Lacks precision
Not the most thrilling listen
Lacks the clarity or rhythm of the classleaders
A slight added warmth in the upper bass may not be to every taste and minutely compromises detail
Abstract: Modern audio players face many challenges and Marantz’s SA8003 meets them all. It plays CDs and the stereo tracks of SACDs. It handles MP3, AAC or WMA files via an advanced USB port, which can even control an iPod directly. Based on the successful SA70...
If you're an audiophile in the market for a new SA-CD player, it's hard to go wrong with the SA8003. It's performance specs meet or exceed many higher priced players, and it's built with the usual fanatical quality construction that Marantz is famous f...
Abstract: Although the compact disc is now 27 years old, Super-Audio CD (SACD) is still a relative youngster, celebrating its 10th birthday this year. Even as sales of redbook CDs have plummeted through the decade and digital downloads have skyrocketed, against ...
I truly enjoyed having the Marantz SA8003 in my system. It may be the best CD player I’ve ever heard, given its excellent rendition of detail without sounding strident, the depth and width of the soundstage, and the relative "blackness" of the backg...
sIf you've read this far, I assume you are a serious audio enthusiast, and not in the vast majority of Americans who would probably consider a $1000 CD player an obscene extravagance (I keep referring to the SA8003 as a $1K CD player. It actually comes...
Abstract: Selbstredend anerkennt der SA 8003 die CD-Wiedergabe als oberste Pflicht. Das hindert ihn aber nicht daran, sich für eine ganze Reihe anderer Formate zu interessieren. So dürfen die Scheiben gerne auch MP3- und SACD-Musik mitbringen. Via Front-USB-Buc...
Abstract: Marantz is met zijn 57 jarig bestaan geen onbekende in de hifikringen. Het merk heeft onder leiding van de de oprichter, Saul B. Marantz, met name in de jaren ’70 gefloreerd. Ook de samenwerking met Philips in de jaren ’90 heeft het van origine Amerika...
