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Considering a new SACD Player

I’m planning to purchase a new SACD player.  Have listened to MCIntosh MCD550, and have yet to audition Yamaha CD-S2100, or CD-S3000.  I have a Marantz SA-14S1 that will move to a secondary system.  I plan to use balanced cables to connect to McIntosh C-50 preamp.  Any thoughts??
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delpi OP
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Thanks!  Have read some up and down reviews on the Ruby, but definitely worth considering.  The dealer I'm working with sell Yamaha and Marantz.  He's really big on the Yammie
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jafant
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delpi

Big fan and supporter of SACD here. I am looking forward in reading more about you and your system. Happy Listening!
yyzsantabarbara
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I got my Vacuum State Level 5+ modified Sony SCD-1 out of storage recently. On SACD's I think it is a real gem. I thought the SACD player was excellent 20 years ago but even today it is really good. It maybe the mods.
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uberwaltz
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The Sony SCD-1 was/ is a state of the art SACD player.

Not sure what the mods to it are exactly but not exactly surprised it can hold its head high even today.
melm
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As for state of the art SACD, I would not argue in favor of the 20+ year old Sony, impressive as that unit was.

State of the art today is probably ripping SACD files and playing them through a modern DAC that will accept the .dsf files.  Limited there only by the DAC choice.  Not familiar with quality of these, but perhaps a second choice is a Bryston/PS Audio type of device that will accept HDMI output from an SACD disk player.
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