Why so many Sony Scd-1 for sale?

Actually, I think it's because Sony and other companies have come out with newer, better SACD players using superior forms of technology. If people can sell their previously-top-of-the-line SCD-1 for a decent price (while they can still get a decent price, before the SCD-1 becomes *badly* outdated), they can put that money toward, say, a Denon DVD-5900, a very well regarded universal player with an MSRP of $2,000 and a street price of maybe $1550 or so.

So while I do not think there is a concert of action element in this case, I do believe that a number of people are independently reaching similar rational conclusions.

I thought mine were rather unspectacular, at first. I owned two; sent the first one down the road. I came back. I still have the second one. I went back to it because I did hear the smoothness and promise of what was possible. So, I had it partially hot rodded. Now, it's easy to get lost in the music. I have more room to hot rod. It gets even better?

I considered selling my second one recently while looking into multi-format, rather than spending the money on modifications. I asked for opinions. One dealer who has heard one of the well-regarded-as-of-late players said that the SACD performance of the SCD-1 is so black-quiet vs. the other player. Other opinions as to whether I should sell came back pro and con but, a statement I heard commonly was that there probably won't be such a well designed, solid player to enter the market again.

I also went to the online magazine, Positive Feedback Online, and looked at the systems of each reviewer and would guess that around 40% of the reviewers owned the SCD-1. Hmmmm...

I dont' think the SCD-1 will ever become badly outdated. It's like XA7ES, Nak Dragon, and others - things of that caliber always hold a fair bit of value. Top of the line stuff that was built well and never will be made like that again....

It's also possible to future-proof it and use it as a transport only with DSD digital out. (Meitner has done this. I have a SCD-1 that has that option from him.)

-Ed

Hey Jwmazur...if it was so well designed, why was there any need to have it hot-rodded? :-)

There is no doubt in my mind that there will be many well-designed, solid players to enter the market in the future. As a matter of fact, aren't there several out there now? (from Accuphase, Luxman, Esoteric, etc) This is high-end audio afterall...the promise of bigger, better, and more expensive is guaranteed.

Elizabeth, you're wrong - there is a cabal. People are shorting SCD-1s trying to cause a run on the market whereupon they will turn around and pick them up cheap, leaving the poor suckers who sold theirs trying to buy back at elevated prices when they realize what they did...

Just kidding. :^)