Sony SCD-XA5400ES-Best SACD for under $10,000

03-13-10: Bjpd57a1 writes:

The new Taiwan made 5400ES as a SACD player is only slightly better IMHO

I hope your ears are better than your eyes. Mine says "Made in Malaysia" on the back.

Our views on the performance of this unit clearly differ.

Regards,

Not Japan, where Sony's BEST! Is ALL made!PERIOD!

Malaysia? Taiwan? Macedonia? All I know is Sony

was NOT serious at ALL about this LAST Line,

otherwise, it too would bear the badge from JAPAN!

I just won't pay $1500 for ANYTHING from Malaysia!

That is why it is the LAST of the SONY SACD players.

Like German, and Swiss, products are generally made Superior,to most similar other products.

Open up the 5400ES, and then look inside a Marantz SA11-S2

No Passion in Malaysia, just cheap labor.

My Sony XA7ES inside, is what Passion produces.

That is why it is still regarded as one of the BEST

RedBook Players of ALL time, by many.

Sony had to finish this last line, so they just did it as
cheaply as possible.

Yes, it is a decent sounding player, NO, I won't buy one.

Oh, and my eyes, they are 20-15 so I am Blessed with great
vision, as well as great hearing.

It is funny, for years Sony was considered "The Black Sheep"
in Audio, and now, at the climax of the ES line, there seems
to be more Praise over this player, than ALL the Sony's
combined!

I know the Sony people, are probably laughing so hard, they
are hurting themselves!

Made in Malaysia! Yeah, I am ALL over that! NOT!

I LOVE MY MUSIC!

You're a funny guy. You sidestepped your error nicely.

Regards,

Bjpd57, why do you find it necessary to abuse capitol letters? We LOVE our music TOO , but we don't SHOUT about it. Lighten UP! Also , I would be suspect of your ability to critically evaluate a source product given your rather unorthodox setup, i.e. 18 speakers, several subwoofers, at least 4 amps, all arranged in some sort of surround configuration? How can you evaluate soundstageing, imaging etc. with that type of deployment? Just wondering... and by the way, I LOVE MY MUSIC TOO.... Peace

Who said I "abuse Capital" letters? You?

No shouting here, just excitement.

Typical attitude, be "afraid" of that which is "different"

Because my set-up, is similar to that of a "Live Performance"

I simply have sound delivered, to each angle in the listening

room, just like at the "Movies" and the sound comes from

"All around", I simply brought "Home", this same technology.

How does that, limit my "abilities" to "evaluate"?

Because I can think outside of the box?

You have No idea, what I have done, until you come over,

and have a listen.

Bottom Line: My System is set-up for "My" enjoyment.

I care Not what You, or anyone else thinks, about what

they have NOT even heard!

I try to avoid "Judging", that is Not for me to decide.

It would be boring, if we ALL had the very same set-up,

with the same "Results!"

Only when we "try" new things, do we open up a whole

new world, of listening pleasure.

The fact that 2 speakers, fails to satisfy my listening

needs, points to the fact that, I am used to hearing music,

"as it was played", and so I obviously enjoy hearing it,

the very same way.

Sound-Stage, Imaging, believe me, I have spent over 30 years

trying to effectively bring the same "Studio" Quality,

sound home.

IMHO, with Great Success, I must say.

Why so petty over something like the use of capital letters?

This is about the Sony SCD-XA5400ES SACD player, and how I

feel it is Not a player to be considered "Best under $10k?"

IMHO, that is.

Winoguy, You know what?

I LOVE MY MUSIC!