what are you using as an amplifier for your harbeth speakers?
Which makes more sense? - CD player vs SACD
Hi, I'm building a 2-channel hifi sysstem around my pair of Harbeth P7ES3. Now I'm using a very modest Philips CD player from 14 years ago.
I intend to upgrade my source in the near future - either a CD or SACD player. FYI, I have a collection of about 70 CDs and don't have any SACD of LPs. BTW, I do plan to get into the turntable in the future.
But I figure I'll need to get a decent CD/SACD player before I get into turntable.
What're your thoughts? Any good sounding CD or SACD player around $1K - new or used, that you can recommend?
Thanks.
I intend to upgrade my source in the near future - either a CD or SACD player. FYI, I have a collection of about 70 CDs and don't have any SACD of LPs. BTW, I do plan to get into the turntable in the future.
But I figure I'll need to get a decent CD/SACD player before I get into turntable.
What're your thoughts? Any good sounding CD or SACD player around $1K - new or used, that you can recommend?
Thanks.
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SACD is definitely not moribund if you like classical, jazz or classick rock. Look at the Esoteric remasters, the Universal Japan SHM-SACD's, and the numerous releases on small labels! Even being pretty well resourced, I cannot afford to buy them all! Unfortunately, if your musical interest lies outside these genres, the pickings are quite slim. |
In the $1,000 and under range, I would get either the marantz SA8004 CD/SACD player which just won The Absolute Sound's Digital Source of the Year award. It is clearly a CD/SACD player but also has digital inputs that will allow you to use a music server or PC as a source, which will open up the world of CD-quality and high-resolution downloads as well. Here are some reviews: http://www.avguide.com/review/marantz-sa8004-sacd-player-tas-211 http://www.positive-feedback.com/Issue53/sa8004.htm The other player that is a no-brainer in your price range is the Oppo BDP-95 universal player (CD/SACD/DVD-A/DVD-V/Bluray). It won The Absolute Sound's Budget Product of the Year and Stereophile's Digital Product of the Year awards. It has a USB that will allow you to play downloaded music files off of a USB memory stick but it will not support PC or music servers as a source. There are numerous reviews of the Oppo BDP-95: http://www.stereophile.com/content/music-round-50-page-2-0 http://enjoythemusic.com/magazine/viewpoint/0611/aa_chapter_139.htm http://www.avguide.com/review/oppo-bdp-95-blu-rayuniversal-player-tpv-103 Hope this helps and good luck. |
uf you buy an sacd player , you will want to buy sacds. that's your chice. in most cases the redbook layer will sound better played on a cd player. as to recommendations, i would try to find one having a tube. instead, you could consider using your phillips transport and buy a minimax dac for $600. if you want , you could look for a decent transport for the remainder of your budget, in lieu of the phillips. perhaps, there is some kind of "server" or laptop that you can buy for no more than $400. I am not an expert on servers or laptops. i use the ps audio perfect wave dac with the minimax. |
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