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Bargain Priced SACD Giant Killer?

I think my SCD-1 is very good and beautifully made, but at the end of the day, I am listening to digital less and less, other than from my PC.

So I am thinking about recycling some of its resale value into a turntable, and building up a WAF file music server.

If I were to sell my SCD-1, is there anything that will give me 75% + of the sound on a budget, albeit without the gorgeous build quality?
cwlondon
mikesinger
572 posts
 
hace to agree with cwlondon on this.... why have big $$$$$ invested on sacd player with limited software ?

it is unfortunate that the high res formats didnt make ( why spend big $$$$ on a 2 channel multiformat player ? there is very, very limited software.. (the sony scd-1 is a fantastic sacd player but just okay on cd...)

what it boils down to....

-we are stuck with redbook cd's with the majority of digital
- a really good dac can be used with multiple playaback systems
-analog is here to stay and there is plenty of software ( a killer playback system can be had for cheap..vpi scout)
-sacd software is limited and will continue to be so (asking consumers to spend $$$ on multiformat players doesnt make sense.
clio09
3,362 posts
 
Warrenh,

Trust me, Brian was impressed alright, he was very impressed.
aplhifi
515 posts
 
Line? Where? CES? When?

You boyz are tooo much! LOL!

With all due respect,
Alex
jes45
293 posts
 
Clio09:

I've had the TRL/Sony DVP-NS900V for over a month now and concur that it is incredibly musical, dynamic and natural ... in a very analog sense.

I spoke with Brian at TRL today and he said they recieved 9 Sony 900's in the past 2 days and were expecting another 3 by the end of the day. (one each belonging to all 3 exhibitors in the VMPS/Bruce Moore/Xtreme Cable room and one un-named reviewer).

Best wishes,

Jack
aplhifi
515 posts
 
Jack wrote :

"It's also noteworthy that all 3 exhibitors in the VMPS/Bruce Moore/Xtreme Cables room already own a TRL/Sony 900, along with another reviewer."

And here is what that SAME Positive Feedback Online reviewer had to say, quote:

"Alex's room was a breath of fresh air...so to speak. I would find my way back there after each foray into the many overly loud, non-musical rooms at CES and The Show. I overheard one well known recording engineer state that Alex's audio system was one of the few...or was it the only audio system at CES that actually had him wanting to listen to the entire song being played. I know the feeling; in most rooms I wanted to get up and leave after a few seconds. It just felt like everyone was trying to out muscle each other with overly loud, boomy bass. Perhaps it was just my ears being overly sensitive...but at this CES there were only a few rooms that I wanted to sit a spell, take my shoes off and enjoy the music being played."

You can also read it here:

http://www.aplhifi.com/phpBB/viewtopic.php?p=2540&highlight=#2540

Regards,
Alex
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