An SACD question

Mrtennis, I dont think the hoopla is so much about SACD players as much as it is about SACDs themselves. You simply cant retrieve information that isn’t there. And while you’ll find me in the front line when it comes to complaining that too many SACDs disappoint for the money being asked, the best are untouchable by redbook IMO.

I still buy SACDs but I don’t gamble; I have to be convinced it’s a good buy.

Phaelon,
What are some SACD's that you find remarkable sounding?

I have an Ayon CD5S and it's an amazing CDP and Pre and DAC all built into one and it's got an excellent tube output stage.

That said, I still find my EMM Labs XDS1 does a better job with both RBCD and SACDs partnered with an Audio Research Reference 5SE tube preamp.

I buy SACDs whenever I can.. often blind, from cdjapan.co.jp

The SHM SACDs are pricey but I am generally well pleased with the quality.

Thanks Mr. T. for turning this thread into a, ( tubes are always better than solid state thread ). Personally I've weaved my way away from tubes and all there sonic issues.

Mrtennis, I had the original Zanden and liked it, but long ago I moved on. I don't remember why I sold it. My favorite dac right now is the Exemplar Crystal chip dac, which uses tubes.

All that I can say from my experiences is that sacd played in dsd from a hard drive is far superior to that played off the optical disc in any player, I have heard.