Sony SACD Player SCD-XA5400ES; YAY or NAY?

Happy New Year All,

Sony SACD Player SCD-XA5400ES; YAY or NAY? (around $1,000. usd used)

6 dacs, 3 left/3 right

sends SACD’s DSD out RCA jacks without conversion to PCM.

Upscales CD’s 8x to SACD #s, then out RCA

spinner traverses over fixed dual laser: one cd, one sacd

2010 model: typically 10-12 years old, I see laser assemblies for sale, indicates

a. people want to keep em going.

b. laser problematic

thanks for advice as always,

Elliott

cdd Details Discussions Posts This discussion Message User 9 posts 01-23-2023 at 03:44am Copy Comment URL Report Comment Edit Delete Can it play hybrid SACD?
elliottbnewcombjr OP Details Discussions Posts This discussion Message User 5,310 posts 01-23-2023 at 05:12pm Copy Comment URL Report Comment Edit Delete cdd which unit are you asking about? the Sony xa5400es does hybrids. you can look up any unit and find the answer. I find lots of info on Crutchfield's site, they maintain info on discontinued models
giangksr Details Discussions Posts This discussion Message User 1 posts 07-01-2024 at 01:44am Copy Comment URL Report Comment Edit Delete Bought mine back in 2017 for $970 from Audiogone with Furutech IEC and damping upgrade. No issues so far and just love it every time I play my CDs and SACDs.