User Details - krisjan

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Name:
  Mark
Details:
  I listen to classical music almost exclusively, mainly orchestral and chamber music from classical period through today (no atonal however!). I want acoustic instruments to sound natural and alive through my stereo system. My music system is in a dedicated music-only listening room.
Location:
  Chicago suburbs
HiFi:
  Marantz SA-11S2 CD/SACD player
Cary SLP-05 preamp
Manley Snapper monoblock tube amplifiers
Monster HTS5100 power conditioner
Vandersteen 3A Signature speakers
Insignia AVR for rear channels only to Insignia 6.5 rear speakers
Cardas Cross balanced interconnect cables
Cardas Golden Cross biwire speaker cables
Harmonic Technology and Granite power cords
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Reviews
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Beethoven: Piano Concerto No. 5, Choral Fantasia - Brautigam, Parrott        (6 of 6 found this review helpful)
  July 18, 2015

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Prokofiev: Symphony 5, Scythian Suite - Litton        (6 of 6 found this review helpful)
  May 30, 2015

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Brian: Symphonies 5, 19 & 27 - Brabbins        (6 of 7 found this review helpful)
  May 30, 2015

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Beethoven: String Quartets - Tokyo Quartet        (9 of 9 found this review helpful)
  February 4, 2015

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Brahms: String Sextets - Prazak & Zemlinsky Quartets          (5 of 5 found this review helpful)
  November 14, 2014

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Concern with sacd disc players
November 27, 2015
My Marantz SA11-S2 was purchased Dec, 2007. It has been left on virtually since I put it in my system. It gets nearly daily use. It's never failed to plan an SACD. There have been a few RBCD's that have failed to play but those discs did not play on other players either. Love this player - hope it keeps going. ... more
Sibelius: The Symphonies (Lahti Symphony Orchestra, Okko Kamu)
November 24, 2015
I've just published my review. Extraordinary set! http://www.hraudio.net/showmusic.php?title=11014 ... more
Discussion: Delius, Britten: Violin Concertos - Graffin, Lloyd-Jones, Collon
September 6, 2015
I have a great fondness for the Lubotsky/Britten recording on London/Decca. Coupling is the Britten piano concerto with Richter. Excellent analog-original sonics on that RBCD. The under-rated Mordkovitch on Chandos is also quite good IMO. ... more
With Hi-Res downloads looming; physical Super Audio is still around, alive and kicking
August 21, 2015
Thanks James! I have a Marantz SA-11S2 that is almost 8 years old. I leave it on 24/7 and have never had an issue with the transport/laser. All still original. Since you know the sound of the Marantz, I have confidence that I'd also like the Yamaha. ... more
With Hi-Res downloads looming; physical Super Audio is still around, alive and kicking
August 21, 2015
james_joyce - please tell me about your Yamaha SACD player. What did it replace, how do hi-rez downloads sound on it, etc. I do not have the capability of playing hi-rez d/l's at this point, but that seems like a relatively painless way to achieve it (if the player does well with SACD's and RBCD's that is). TIA! Mark Novak ... more