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Is there an SACD that can play cds well?

I've read through the threads and read the Stereophile reviews. They all seem to say that high end SACD units playing SACDs are superior to similar CD units playing cds.

I have a Resolution Audio 55 playing cds into ML380S and ML335 and Dunlavy SCIV. Very, very good. But, no, I want better.

Now help me.

What specific SACD units in YOUR EXPERIENCE will play cds in equal detail and depth to the RA55/ML39/EMC-1?

Lakefrontroad (System | Threads | Answers | This Thread)

04-10-01

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04-10-01 With no experience, with your gear i would say the new accup ... Ears

04-10-01 I've put my new sony dvp-9000es up against my meridian 508.2 ... Argent

04-10-01 The question may be "does cheaper sacd players sounds a ... Sugarbrie

04-10-01 I got one of the early sony scd-1 to play sacds. also had t ... Cfjohn

04-10-01 There is something strange about the sony scd-1: the more yo ... Mgottlieb

04-10-01 Hey mgottlieb. you could be the missing link in most of the ... Seldenr

04-10-01 I related my experience in a different thread( sacd dominate ... Mes

04-10-01 With no experience, with your gear i would say the new accup ... Ears

04-10-01 I recently had a two piece levinson ( transport + d/a conver ... Albertporter

04-10-01 No not yet. frankly, i was living in audio nirvana(my myopi ... Lakefrontroad

04-10-01 Albert, that is quite a statement about the 9000es. i must ... Dekay

04-10-01 Hi albert, whew! thats quite a testimonial. wish i could hav ... Bmpnyc

04-10-01 I have a sony scd777es. at first, redbook playback was good, ... Beemer

04-11-01 Hi dekay and bmpnyc, i am basically an analog only guy, bu ... Albertporter

04-11-01 I've said it before, and will say it again. my scd-1 is bett ... Jadem6

04-11-01: Czapp
I was listening to redbook cd's on a Marantz SACD with Rowland amps and Talon Khorus speakers at a dealer showroom.
My initial impression was that it was overly bright, and very thin sounding.When he switched in a Spectral transport/DAC it was night and day.
Czapp (System | Threads | Answers | This Thread)

04-11-01 I also listen mainly to vinyl, but i have nearly 1200 cds an ... Siddh

04-11-01 Marantz sa-1 thin and bright???? i beg to differ with you cz ... Topkat

04-11-01 Perhaps the marantz that czapp auditioned was not fully brok ... Bmpnyc

04-12-01 Albert, i look forward to hearing the results of the 777 vs. ... Bmpnyc

04-23-01 I've a-b the marantz sa-1 and perpetual p1a/p3a/monolithic w ... Rdr4b

04-23-01 Rdr4b, you are correct sir. when you consider what's out the ... Topkat

04-23-01 The audition that i mentioned wanting to conduct ( posting o ... Albertporter

04-24-01 Thanks albert. Bmpnyc

04-24-01 Excellant review albert, i've found on my scd-1 that the fil ... Jadem6

04-24-01 Many thanks to albert and others here, for the efforts they ... Redkiwi

04-25-01 Do we need a dac with scd-1? and does sony has its own dac o ... Dynamics20

04-30-01 Dynamics, to answer your question in short - no. however, b ... Rdr4b

04-30-01 I find it funny that no one has mentioned the relatively dis ... Globalquest@

04-30-01 Globalquest... for the good of the order, could you mention ... Lkern2253@

04-30-01 Now both of you have me interested, i just hope you are not ... Albertporter

05-01-01 My friend lives in london and he had the work done by a comp ... Globalquest@

05-01-01 Albert, since you expressed an interest, there are some addi ... Rcprince

05-03-01 Hi all, i've learned enough to justify the purchase of a so ... Lakefrontroad

05-03-01 You will be very happy with the scd-1. it is superb on redbo ... Gmorris