i have yet to be told why the sony 5400 is preferred to the ayre sacd player.
the preference for the cary, i would conjecture is the somewhat tube-like, euphonic coloration that the sony lacks, or is there another reason ?
i may have a chance to purchase a new sony 5400 for under $1000, but am not convinced that its sacd capability will be superior to some tube based digital components playing redbook.
certainly one would expect the sacd layer to be preferred over the red book layer in many cases.
perhaps the sony's limitation in stock form is the that plaguing solid state components, namely too much odd order harmonic distortion.
by the way, what is the list price of the cary--hopefully less than $10,000, in which case it may have serious competition and beg the question posted in the thread.
the preference for the cary, i would conjecture is the somewhat tube-like, euphonic coloration that the sony lacks, or is there another reason ?
i may have a chance to purchase a new sony 5400 for under $1000, but am not convinced that its sacd capability will be superior to some tube based digital components playing redbook.
certainly one would expect the sacd layer to be preferred over the red book layer in many cases.
perhaps the sony's limitation in stock form is the that plaguing solid state components, namely too much odd order harmonic distortion.
by the way, what is the list price of the cary--hopefully less than $10,000, in which case it may have serious competition and beg the question posted in the thread.