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  What's the best Sony CD/SACD player?
Hi all, there's been a bunch of talk lately about Sony's latest 5400ES SACD player. I have a 9100ES DVD player I use for both video and audio. What are peoples' opinions on the best new or used Sony for CD/SACD sources?

Specifically, what about the new 5400ES, the XA-9000ES, the 777ES, vs my 9100ES? They all seem available for around $1000.00.

What else would people suggest in that price range for 90% RBCD and 10% SACD? The rest of my system is Linn. I'm also thinking about a used Linn Unidisk SC.

Thanks!
Bmdduck  (Threads | Answers | This Thread)

05-14-09
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05-14-09   What do you think?   Tvad

05-15-09   insightful.   Srwooten

05-15-09   Scd-1   Ed_sawyer

05-15-09   Imo the scd-1 / 777es are the best players sony has ever bui ...   Czbbcl

05-15-09   I'm currently using unidisk sc. i have xa5400es on order, s ...   Jylee

05-15-09   Jylee, nice system you have there. it looks like you use th ...   Bmdduck

05-15-09   I forgot to mention in the last post, i also have a trikan c ...   Bmdduck

05-15-09   Bmdduck, i've been using sc without a preamp for a while wi ...   Jylee

05-15-09   Hi jylee: after you get the player, send it to dan wright an ...   Mrtennis

05-23-09   I took the delivery of xa5400es. i have done casual listeni ...   Jylee

05-28-09   Update more on its performance, pls   Hi5

05-28-09   I've been burning in my xa5400es continuously for 100+ hours ...   Jylee

05-28-09   based on that description, i'd choose the linn hands down.   Tvad

05-28-09   i tried to be as objective as possible, but my bias was prob ...   Jylee

05-28-09   There's a problem with describing sound. adjectives and adve ...   Tvad

05-28-09: Jylee
True, the choice of adjectives I used probably was confusing. When I say darker, sometimes I mean tonal balance, and I also use darker to indicate the blacker black background / lower noise floor. For example, when I played Friends of Carlotta on Unidisk I thought the sound was detailed, but sometimes it was "shouty" or somewhat congested. On Sony I thought it was less congested, also there was more of the small ambiance of the recording studio. Could be due to lower noise floor. Could be from better detail extraction. Another reason I used the word darker was to emphasize that Sony is not a bright sounding player. But anyways I should just stick to more objective side of the impression than using colorful adjectives that could be confusing.
Jylee  (System | Threads | Answers | This Thread)


05-29-09   So is there any reason to look at older sony units like the ...   Bmdduck

05-30-09   Only if you need 5.1 analog outputs. kal   Kr4

05-31-09   The best sony players ever made, are not the sacd players, b ...   Bjpd57a1

06-09-09   Could someone describe the tonal differences between the xa5 ...   Allenstewart

06-09-09   I haven't heard dvp, but my xa5400es does not sound strident ...   Jylee

06-10-09   Allen, my dvp-s9000es had a bit of stridency. when it fina ...   Dbphd

06-10-09   I've used a sony ns999es for quite some time, primarily for ...   Dogmcd

06-10-09   How do you tell what kind of sacd decoding chip is used on w ...   Jylee

06-12-09   Guys-i think you're all missing the point for the existence ...   Russ_l

06-12-09   Ok, so what is an example of a proper decoding processor? an ...   Bmdduck

05-07-10   The 5400 is a clear winner i have 1,000s of hours voicing sy ...   Audioman58

05-08-10   After servicing by sony laredo the sound of my dvp-s9000es i ...   Dbphd

05-31-10   I must admit when i am wrong, while out west on business i ...   Audioman58

06-15-10   check out just how extensive modwrights total rebuild of t ...   Audioman58


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