I have SACD-DVD-DV 8400 Marantz
and AV 9000 pre amp (marantz)

This is what I've been told:

need 5.1 cables from SACD to preamp-cost $300 per set-3 sets-

Does this sound right?--it should play multi sacds and dvd audios?
Does this sound ok so far?

What discs -SACD/DVD audio should I get to test--prefer jazz- but just
need something good--

Rest of sysem is Vienna 's and REL Q range sub

any ideas or suggestions?

On 14 Nov 2005 01:41:15 GMT, "AL" wrote:

I have SACD-DVD-DV 8400 Marantz
and AV 9000 pre amp (marantz)

This is what I've been told:

need 5.1 cables from SACD to preamp-
Yes.

cost $300 per set-3 sets-
No. Any interconnects will do.

Does this sound right?--it should play multi sacds and dvd audios?
Does this sound ok so far?
Yes. Yes.

What discs -SACD/DVD audio should I get to test--prefer jazz- but just
need something good--
Try the various MCH forums, my columns
(http://www.stereophile.com/musicintheround/) or other magazines.

Kal

AL wrote:
I have SACD-DVD-DV 8400 Marantz
and AV 9000 pre amp (marantz)

This is what I've been told:

need 5.1 cables from SACD to preamp-cost $300 per set-3 sets-

Nonsense. Three sets of normal RCA-type cables w/gold ends to
prevent oxidation, shouldn't set you back much
more than a tenth of that amount, if that.

Does this sound right?--it should play multi sacds and dvd audios?
Does this sound ok so far?

Yes, except you've way overpriced the cables.

What discs -SACD/DVD audio should I get to test--prefer jazz- but just
need something good--

"Good" in what sense? Good for demonstration purposes, or good
as in performances? Bucky Pizzarelli's DVD-As on Chesky could
serve both purporses.



--
-S
"The most appealing intuitive argument for atheism is the mindblowing stupidity of religious
fundamentalists." -- Ginger Yellow

"AL" wrote in message ...
I have SACD-DVD-DV 8400 Marantz
and AV 9000 pre amp (marantz)

This is what I've been told:

need 5.1 cables from SACD to preamp-cost $300 per set-3 sets-

Does this sound right?--it should play multi sacds and dvd audios?
Does this sound ok so far?

What discs -SACD/DVD audio should I get to test--prefer jazz- but just
need something good--

Rest of sysem is Vienna 's and REL Q range sub

any ideas or suggestions?

Yes you need six interconnects, however you get them. $300 a pair? Depends
on your financial resources. Perfectly good high-end audio cables can be
had from the $20 per pair Radio Shack Golds up to the lower end Audioquests
and Midrange Monsters at about $150 per pair. More may or may not buy you
an improvement in sound...I doubt with the Marantz you would hear any
difference.. I've used said cables with everything up to and including my
now outmoded ARC/VTL tube electronics driving Thiel full-range speakers.
The few times I ventured to try more expensive cables, they either made no
difference (one pair) or made the sound worse (another).

As to disks, you might try to lay your hands on both the SACD and DVD-A
versions of Chesky's "Swing Low". When all is right, these two versions
sound identical...which they should since other than their
recording/encoding technology they were made from the same mic feed. The
music itself is a reproduction of the Benny Goodman Trio sound of the late
forties and is quite pleasant traditional jazz. If you hear a difference
between the two disks, the better sounding will indicate in which direction
your Marantz is biased...almost all universals do one format better than the
other. Don't know why, just seems to be the case. I and many other
audiophiles use two machines for that reason.

Good jazz disks built around singing include Jane Monheits' DVD-A's ("Come
Dream with Me" and "Never Never Land" and Susannah McCorkles's SACD "From
Bessie to Brazil". Not only do these disks contain good jazz
instrumentalists playing behind the singers, the singers voices themselves
are very well recorded and realistic in their reproduction in the respective
media.

If you like wailing brass, you might want to try the Chicago DVD-A disks
("II", "V"). On a good DVD-A system the brass will sound very realistic.

For bass, the Telarc SACD entitled "SuperBass 2" is about as good as it
gets.

For all round modern jazz, the Concord SACD "Keystone 2" has very fine sound
and exceptional playing. It featured the Modern Jazz Quintet in 1983 when
both Wynton and Branford Marsalis played with the group.

Hope this helps.

AL wrote:
I have SACD-DVD-DV 8400 Marantz
and AV 9000 pre amp (marantz)

This is what I've been told:

need 5.1 cables from SACD to preamp-cost $300 per set-3 sets-

You don't need $300 per "set" cables or 3 "sets". Just get 6 coax (RCA
phono) cables. The ones you find in Radio Shack are perfectly fine. The
ones that come with the SACD are most likely perfectly fine.


Does this sound right?--it should play multi sacds and dvd audios?
Does this sound ok so far?

You need 6 cables for the 5+1 channels. Not sure if it plays DVD-Audio,
but it should be easy to find out.


What discs -SACD/DVD audio should I get to test--prefer jazz- but just
need something good--



Rest of sysem is Vienna 's and REL Q range sub

any ideas or suggestions?

I have been listening to Arthur Rubinstein's Chopin Ballades and
Scherzi, originally recorded on the RCA Living Stereo label and released
as a hybrid SACD/CD. It was fantastically recorded more than 40 years
ago. It is a great recording, but I do not find the 3 channel SACD
tracks any better than the CD tracks (on the same disc). Highly
recommended. Much, much better than the LP that I have listened to.

You probably should also get a coax or optical cable for the digital
connection between the player and the AV preamp.

"AL" wrote in message ...
I have SACD-DVD-DV 8400 Marantz
and AV 9000 pre amp (marantz)

This is what I've been told:

need 5.1 cables from SACD to preamp-cost $300 per set-3 sets-

Does this sound right?--it should play multi sacds and dvd audios?
Does this sound ok so far?

No, considering cables can be purchased from many places for far less.
$30.00 per set would be closer.


What discs -SACD/DVD audio should I get to test--prefer jazz- but just
need something good--

Something you are reasonably familiar with.

Rest of sysem is Vienna 's and REL Q range sub

any ideas or suggestions?

Recognize that there are no magic cables and do some shopping for them
before you waste money.

You might want to visit the SVS subwoofer site or one of the home theater
froups for lists of disks that have good bass response or are recomended for
other reasons that appeal to you.

This is what I've been told:
need 5.1 cables from SACD to
preamp-cost $300 per set-3 sets-

I assume that your preamp has inputs for side, front and center channels
and that you have amplifiers and speakers for these. If so, no special
cables are needed. Any Standard interconnects (Radio Shack) will do.
You would also need an interconnect for your sub woofer.


---MIKE---
In the White Mountains of New Hampshire
(44=B0 15' N - Elevation 1580')

"Harry Lavo" wrote in message
...
"AL" wrote in message
...

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For all round modern jazz, the Concord SACD "Keystone 2" has very fine
sound
and exceptional playing. It featured the Modern Jazz Quintet in 1983 when
both Wynton and Branford Marsalis played with the group.


Don't know if I just hit the wrong number key, or still had "Superbass 2" in
mind when I wrote the above, but the name of the album is "Keystone 3".

Probably the best modern jazz recording in my collection, or my
brother-in-laws much larger collection. And very fine sound (taken from
analog tape) as well.

"AL" schreef in bericht
...
I have SACD-DVD-DV 8400 Marantz
and AV 9000 pre amp (marantz)

This is what I've been told:

need 5.1 cables from SACD to preamp-cost $300 per set-3 sets-

Does this sound right?--it should play multi sacds and dvd audios?
Does this sound ok so far?

What discs -SACD/DVD audio should I get to test--prefer jazz- but just
need something good--

Rest of sysem is Vienna 's and REL Q range sub

any ideas or suggestions?
Hello Al,
Just try 'Eric vloeimans- Umai' on the 'Challenge' label.
Information: www.challenge.nl
Succes, Gijs