wwshull,

i guess the main difference in our opinions on cables comes down to philosophy. i would prefer that the signal coming from my source is changed as little as possible before it comes out of my speakers. the whole point of cables, to me, is to transmit information with as little change as possible. to that end, the simpler the better. i'm in pursuit of getting the sound out of my media and reproducing it as closely as possible to what the engineer wanted me to hear.

i know a couple of studio engineers, and i know that they don't use fancy, expensive cables for their mics, their rack equipment, their studio monitors, or their home stereos.

by saying all that, i certainly don't want to dissuade you from pursuing your own stereo goals. by all means, if you want the sound a cable gives you, buy it! i just don't necessary see my system in the same light, i guess.

benk October 04, 2007 16:06

Samgupta,

Thanks for the review. It's good to have someone say something a little negative about that thing for once, sure seemed a little too good to be true... luckily I don't have to worry about auditioning anything for awhile, as school just started and I'm officially broke until next summer, hah.

benk October 02, 2007 16:05

Classikaudio, I looked into the SA8260 awhile back, but found that a huge number of people were having tracking issues with their piece and were having to return it to Marantz to get them resolved. Since I'll be buying it used, I probably won't be ending up with a warranty. I have been looking at the Marantz SA8001, however, which is essentially an updated version of the 8260, and doesn't have the same basic tracking flaw.

I wonder if anyone has heard the 8001? I'd love some thoughts.

benk September 30, 2007 21:48