Someone here mentioned the JVC XRCD24 as being very good , the few that I have they are correct,.. The few SACD that I have ,sound wise I find them smoothed over and boring.
I found the same thing 13 years ago when I got rid of a modified Sony SCD 777es which I purchased new and later had modified with all latest bells and whistles of the day.
Present time I wanted to check out digital play back again with my own system on my own terms and put a budget together of just under 10 grand for new or slightly used player however the more I investigated all the choices of digital play back the quicker I backed off spending that kind of money.
For now I settled on a used ModWright Ultimate Sony 5400 that came up for sale locally ,after a few discs the play back I found was just tolerable but the price was right and if I dumped it today nothing is lost.
A remarkable improvement I found Symposium roller blocks 3+ under the power supply and player I guess is really needed for any cd player spinning that disc that fast .Forget the tube rolling and after market ac cords and other wires for now , you need to drain those vibrations first, however it won't make SACD play back any more lively ,...
I found the same thing 13 years ago when I got rid of a modified Sony SCD 777es which I purchased new and later had modified with all latest bells and whistles of the day.
Present time I wanted to check out digital play back again with my own system on my own terms and put a budget together of just under 10 grand for new or slightly used player however the more I investigated all the choices of digital play back the quicker I backed off spending that kind of money.
For now I settled on a used ModWright Ultimate Sony 5400 that came up for sale locally ,after a few discs the play back I found was just tolerable but the price was right and if I dumped it today nothing is lost.
A remarkable improvement I found Symposium roller blocks 3+ under the power supply and player I guess is really needed for any cd player spinning that disc that fast .Forget the tube rolling and after market ac cords and other wires for now , you need to drain those vibrations first, however it won't make SACD play back any more lively ,...