Dither; Noiseshaper; Phones; Hp Amp Gain - Marantz SA-10 Owner's Manual

Dither

Dither is used to avoid artifacts of digital signal processing.
Side effect of dither is that Signal/Noise ratio is slightly
reduced or artifacts do not completely disappear. Set as
desired.
This is a Marantz developed dither
Dither 1
that reduces digital artifacts while
(Default):
reducing SNR only very little.
Classic dither that reduces all
Dither 2:
artifacts but also reduces SNR.
Highest SNR but digital artifacts
Off: may slightly influence soundstage
or colorate the sound.
NOTE
The Dither function does not work when playing a Super
0
Audio CD or DSD audio source.

NoiseShaper

Improves linearity and noise characteristics in the audible
range using digital feedback. The following degrees and
methods can be set. The measurements are the same but the
sound quality changes. Set as desired.
This is the best compromise
3rd-1 between highest signal to noise
(Default): ratio and most open and detailed
sound stage.
This gives high SNR for natural
3rd-0: instruments but may reduce some
resolution.
4th order improves the SNR but this
cost resolution in sound stage.
4th-1: Highest possible dynamics for
wideband music content in this
setting.
Even higher SNR but only up to 5
kHz. This gives highest possible
4th-0:
dynamics for natural instruments
and voices.
NOTE
The NoiseShaper function does not work when playing a
0
Super Audio CD or DSD audio source.

Phones

The headphones circuit operation can be stopped to
minimize noise from the headphones circuit which could
interfere with the analog audio output signal.
On
Enable the headphones output.
(Default):
Off: Disable the headphones output.
When not using headphones, you can enjoy higher quality
0
sound with Off mode.

HP AMP Gain

Set the gain of the headphone amplifier. Set this according to
the impedance of the connected headphones. It is
recommended that this is set on the "Low" side if the
headphones have low impedance and on the "High" side if
they have high impedance.
Low Set the gain of the headphone
(Default): amplifier to "Low".
Set the gain of the headphone
Middle:
amplifier to "Middle".
Set the gain of the headphone
High:
amplifier to "High".
NOTE
The headphone volume varies depending on the "HP AMP
0
Gain" setting. Decrease the volume or mute the audio first
if changing this setting while listening to audio.
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