The Dark Side; Digital audio equipment recommendations and setup.

[Slimwhit33]

Red book CD playback is really excellent on the SACD 30n. Listening to one of my wife’s favorite albums, 10,000 Maniacs- In My Tribe… detail galore.. Natalie sounds perfect. Very pleased thus far.

 

[Nee Lewman]

Trying To Replace My D-03x- Act 4

The Marantz 30n arrived this morning. I really dig the way it looks in person. The subtle backlight is cool. Looking forward to seeing it in a dark room. Sounds great out of the box.. no switching sounds on the Roon playlists. No complaints. I prefer Filter 1 in my setup so far.
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There were a couple of things that sounded better with filter 2 on my CD60 but the need for my line in and the fact that I thought coax through the internal on the 3050 sounded a millimeter better than the dac on the marantz means I just get filter one all the time. I would assume the DAC in the 30n is far superior.