EXPIRED   For Sale Marantz SA11S3 Player SACD

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Today we have a Marantz Reference Series SA-11S3 in very good secondhand condition with the original box. It’s on sale in the shop for $3100 but SN members can take it home for just $2900 + Freight to your location.

The Marantz SA-11S3 is a CD/Super Audio CD player that's basically a rockstar in the world of audio - it's got the looks, the build, and oh boy, the sound. Nestled in a copper-plated chassis that could double as a safe, this beast features components so perfectly matched, you'd think they were dating. It churns out stereo sound so clean and detailed, it'll make your ears do a happy dance. Following in the footsteps of its legendary forebears, this SACD player throws in some new tech tricks for an even better auditory experience. And, as if that wasn't enough, it moonlights as a top-notch DAC, welcoming all your digital audio sources with open arms - from your laptop to your fancy networked streamer, turning your digital tunes into a high-fidelity fiesta.

Product highlights:

• stereo playback for SACDs, audio CDs, CD-Rs and CD-RWs (including MP-3 and WMA discs)
• front-panel USB input (type A) for USB flash drive, iPod®, iPhone®, or iPad®
• rear-panel asynchronous USB input (type B) for audio playback of stored computer or streaming music files, including high-res files up to 24-bit/192 kHz (requires free driver download from Marantz website prior to computer audio playback)
• premium Burr-Brown DSD1792A digital-to-analog converter delivers 7X higher current output than the DAC used in previous models for greater dynamic range and signal-to-noise ratio
• custom SACDM-2 optical drive mechanism for accurate disc readout
• fully balanced audio output stage with HDAM® SA2 discrete-circuit op-amps for greater accuracy and musicality
• selectable digital filters for fine-tuning sound
• custom-wound OFC toroidal power transformer with copper-shielded case
• copper-plated chassis with double-layered bottom plate
• solid 5mm thick aluminum top cover
• stereo RCA and balanced XLR outputs
• optical and coaxial digital audio inputs for use in DAC mode
• optical and coaxial digital audio outputs for CD
• full-size headphone output with volume control
• high-quality headphone amplifier featuring HDAM SA2