+1 @coralkong @pmm . I will always give considerably more merit and appreciation to those offering opinions who’ve actually heard and interacted directly with an audio product. There’s simply no substitute to the act of listening to a component reproducing music and judging what you hear. This is far more worthwhile than someone offering flippant comments about something that they lack any direct experience with. Preconceived and uninformed opinion has little or no value. Charles |
+2 @coralkong DAC and power supply much more important determinants of sound than anything @jasonbourne52 cites.
I’ve heard both SACD players, and I’ve heard the OP speakers. However, I haven’t heard them all together, nor have I been in the OP listening room. Although I disagree with everything else in @jasonbourne52 post, he is ultimately correct in that both SACD players will sound good. I agree with poster who said the Denon will sound a bit darker than the brighter Yamaha will sound. Personally I would prefer that, but ymmv. The speakers aren’t particularly treble happy, so even the brighter Yamaha won’t lacerate your ears. |
Ultimately he isn’t correct. He said both will sound “identical” (Not that both sound good). According to those here providing listening impressions, they clearly are not identical sounding. Distinct sonic differences are noted. Charles
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I have the Denon, and like the OP, Sonus Faber speakers (Olympica III, used with a McIntosh power amp). I considered the Yamaha, but didn't buy it because of reliability concerns. The Denon took several months to break in, and originally, I was not impressed. But now I think the Denon is a good match for the amp and speakers -- it's detailed, crisp and dynamic. By contrast, I tried a tubed CD player with the same setup, and it didn't work well -- the sound was tubby and slow. |
