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Sony SCD-1 as transport?

Does anyone have any direct experience in using the Sony SCD-1 as a transport for their DAC? If so, does the SCD-1 make a good transport? Any comparisons to other transports would also be helpful. There has been both negative and postive comments made on the Sony 777ES as a transport in a previous thread.
rlf
ernesto
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Regarding your question on the SA777 vs SCD-1, Stereophile stated, in their review, that both machines are the same except that the SCD-1 has balanced outputs. Sony disagrees, of course. Do you know if, in fact, there are other the differences?.
mgottlieb
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As to the last post, if you look at the specs, you'll see that the SCD-1 is heavier, and the Sony rep I spoke to said that that is because it has a larger power supply. Whether that translates into any practical difference, who knows?
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chrisgarrett
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SCD-1 has the fifth foot, potted transformers and hand picked/hand soldered parts to go along with the quasi balanced outputs, which aren't truly differential. Most people find the S.E. outputs actually sound better. Go figure?

Chris
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