What the heck is Resolution Audio

Sam, why don't you call the company and ask them YOURSELF. Then report back to us; frankly, I don't care about sacd. I had an scd-1 in-house for over a month, because my father purchased one and was in Switzerland for a while. I WANTED TO LOVE THE PLAYER. I love the idea of sacd; unfortunately I was disappointed. I own over 3000 cd's, so for me, the upsampling in the cd55 is more important and I believe will ultimately be the 'format' of the future.

Soupcon your take on the SCD-1 is about the same as mine. I sold mine after about a month. Had some friends over to hear it before I sent it packing and they liked it. It's all a matter of how the player presents itself and one's taste. My preference is for the CAL Audio CL20 but since so much has been said about Resolution Audio I will check them out. Afterall, it is in the format that I have some major $$ wrapped up in software

Glad to hear that there are so many sensible people out there in philedom.

I think I'm getting a CD55!

The CD 50 is, if not the best sounding CD player, at least one of the top two or three. I bought one after talking to a couple of people in New York who went from their Wadia 860s to the Resolution Audio CD 50 after a month long listing period. It was a gamble for me because I do not have a dealer near by and had not heard the CD 50 before. But boy did it pay off. After just one day of comparison, I got rid of my seperates (which cost a lot more than the CD 50). It's detailed, extended and analog like with great bass and an expansive sound stage. It extracts every molecule of musical information on a CD and reproduces it as close to the actual performance as is possible with the current state of the art. Highly recommended and a bargin at it's price range.