Marantz SACD 30n & Model 30: budget deluxe - The

modal30The Model 30's phono stage sounded awake and luxuriously detailed with the $755 Shibata-tipped 2M Black. I wondered how it would fare with the $199 Shibata-tippedMarantz SACD 30n sound quality. Listening commenced with the SACD 30n alone playing music files from a Melco N10 library via the HEOS streamer. The immediate impression is of refinement and smoothness, it is