Originally Posted by
pgarrish
I own a T1 Teac. Just be realistic, they are 25 or so years old and AFAIK the 10 and upwards have lasers that cannot be replaced. The 1 (and 7) can be replaced, but mine has just killed the sled cog which was £45 to buy, and they also kill the drawer cog, another £45 plus fitting.... That said, I've paid to have it repaired as the rest of the box is (apparently) bomb proof, they look the biz and they do sound good (I have the matching DAC, and of course, all transports sound the same).
Can you turn off the DAC section on the Marantz? That may improve things a bit...
I've got the Marantz's DAC turned off, it did improve things. I guess it's the problem with all older equipment but also older stuff can be made a lot better, my 35 year old turntable a case in point. It's handy to know the potential problems with any piece of equipment so thanks for the heads up.
Turntable
Toshiba SR-370/Mission 774/Van Damme cable with MS Starline plugs/Ortofon Quintet Black
CD
Cambridge CXC transport/modified Musical Fidelity X-DAC/modified Musical Fidelity X-10 V3 tube buffer
Network Player
Cambridge NP30
Amplifier
Denon HA-500 head amp/Nakamichi CA-5E pre-amp/Chinese passive RVC/Proton AA-1150 DMC power amp
Speakers
Mordaunt Short Signifer on original factory stands
Cables
Mogami with Rean Neutrik plugs/NVA LS5
Headphones
Sennheiser HD600/Sennheiser HD650/Koss Pro4 AA