Sony SCD-1 is it the best player for the money?

Do you guys know if the SCD-1 is as good as say a cambridge 840 on redbook, I know on SACD it is s good as a Moon Eclipse playing rebook cd s.

paulficarella01-06-2008 5:49pm

paulficarella OP Details Discussions Posts This discussion Message User 43 posts 01-09-2008 at 02:39am Copy Comment URL Report Comment Edit Delete Sorry in my last response is meant to say wadia dac not wadia 150.
dgarretson Details Discussions Posts This discussion Message User 2,597 posts 01-09-2008 at 06:19pm Copy Comment URL Report Comment Edit Delete Paul, if you ever want to the improve performance of both DAC & transport sections, consider starting with an Audiocom Superclock 4 upgrade.
purk Details Discussions Posts This discussion Message User 11 posts 02-01-2008 at 02:46pm Copy Comment URL Report Comment Edit Delete I still think the SCD-1's SACD playback is the best for the money, maybe not the redbook playback but it is very difficult to beat the SCD-1 is SACD playback.
magnumpi205 Details Discussions Posts This discussion Message User 504 posts 02-01-2008 at 10:11pm Copy Comment URL Report Comment Edit Delete Paul, Agree with Dgarretson about mods. The SCD-1 is a realy good player/transport that can be upgraded to a great player quite easily. The clock is always a good place to start because jitter, therefore noise, etc is lowered. Darker background always cleans things up a little more.
audiofeil Details Discussions Posts This discussion Message User 4,011 posts 02-02-2008 at 06:27pm Copy Comment URL Report Comment Edit Delete Very few 10 (actually 8 in this case) year old digital components compete with comtemporary products. Some but not many.