how good is sacd1000 on red book

I bought a Philips sacd1000 but am having second thoughts. I only care about red book discs. Anyone had the chance to a/b this player against something like the Bel Canto DAC-2?

84audio12-13-2002 12:33am

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dennis_the_menace Details Discussions Posts This discussion Message User 467 posts 12-13-2002 at 03:36am Copy Comment URL Report Comment Edit Delete 84... my intial impression to my philips sacd1000 on redbook is that it sounded somewhat dark, or compressed, lacking life. that was in comparison to a wadia 860x (MUCH more expensive!)... the philips has improved with continued playback. it's pretty good i guess, but definitely was disappointing to me as well on redbook. i think i've been totally spoiled with the Wadia...
84audio OP Details Discussions Posts This discussion Message User 175 posts 12-13-2002 at 05:42am Copy Comment URL Report Comment Edit Delete I have listened extensively to the Marantz SA-14 and I understand they are very similar. Frankly, it was an impulse buy. I thought I might have it modified or maybe I will just sell it, it is unopened.
kana813 Details Discussions Posts This discussion Message User 956 posts 12-13-2002 at 06:51am Copy Comment URL Report Comment Edit Delete If you take the time to break it in, the SACD1000 sound very good on red book CDs. I found no lack of detail out of the box, but the high end sounded closed in/compressed. Unless you've got a Wadia or a $32K FA Ref/AN DAC-4 Sig combo, it's a great piece of gear for $350. I plan to pop the hood and work on the power supplies, analog output stage and applied damping materials that have worked well on other digital gear.

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