Various Marantz SACD players...who likes what?

[Pearce Harrison]

I know the S2 was developed with a lot of the SA-7 features which means selective filters.

https://positive-feedback.com/Issue52/marantz.htm

DO you have the S1, have you went through the manual. https://www.us.marantz.com/us/produ...d=referenceseries&subcatid=0&productid=sa11s1, it notes you sold have a filter button.

The S3, no longer in the “champagne”, got a new dac and another input. A different DSP processor . Updated drive transport. THe noise shaping and 3 digital filters are still there. Never heard the 3.

I believe all of the S models have selective filtering. The S1 certainly does...I am finding that on Redbook, filter 1 is the most consistent and best sounding- and on SACD, filter 3. Filter 2 seems to be the worst of both worlds, LOL.
The filters don't fundamentally change the issues, unfortunately..although they do help with a little 'smoothing' of the SQ.