bobnfrances
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I have an old Sony CDP-650ESD from the 1980's. How much better are the newer SACD players & which one do you recommend?
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I have an old Sony CDP-650ESD from the 1980's. How much better are the newer SACD players & which one do you recommend?
Thanks
The SCD-595 WAS a good buy, but now sellers are charging more than original retail price. I still have one in the box sitting in the closet.
http://www.amazon.com/Sony-SCD-CE595-5-Disc-Super-Player/dp/B00029U13A
I have an old Sony CDP-650ESD from the 1980's. How much better are the newer SACD players & which one do you recommend?
Thanks
I have an old Sony CDP-650ESD from the 1980's. How much better are the newer SACD players & which one do you recommend?
Thanks
If you have the fund, get the XA5400ES while it last. Very good machine in a stock form.
A ditto on this, I bought a 5400 as a back-up in case my 11 year old SCD-1 or my 11+ year old DVP-S9000ES fail. The 5400 sounds very good and very close to the sound of my vintage players. I got mine for around $1100 about two years ago.
I do miss my SCD-1. It is such a beautiful player to look at and operate. Sadly, the redbook on it has been surpassed by the current players and DAC in a $1000 range. Still, its SACD playback still hold its own against today's player. Speaking of it Tony, do you prefer the redbook on the 5400ES more than the SCD-1? I did.
I'm thinking of putting my XA-5400ES up. What is a reasonable used price for the thing these days?
Is 5400ES still in production ? I haven't seen the 220/240 volt version anywhere and that version is nearly double the price.
Probably around 750 to 850 used on ebay. I sold mine on audiogon for around $775 a year ago.
I still enjoy my Sony VDP-S9000ES; but, since it's a stereo only player for SACD'S, and most of my SACD's are multi-channel, I've been thinking about buying a 5400ES to enjoy multi-channel, which is now possible, with the 5400 back in production. Thing is, the 5400 does not have multi-channel RCA output, only HDMI; and, I do not have HDMI input on either of my pre/pros. If there were some sort of HDMI to RCA converter out there it would be a done deal. Not having found such a converter, I'm also thinking about buying an OPPO 105 for multi-channel SACD playback. I don't expect either of these players to sound better for stereo recordings than my S9000ES; but, I am excited about the what it might feel like to listen to my tunes in multi-channel over my magnificent surround sound system with it's bass management.