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02-13-09
Interesting, would you rate it significantly better tha ... Steelhead
02-13-09
Interested in knowing why you only compared it's cd sec ... Schipo
02-13-09
Steelhead, the sony scd-xa5400es was just another exper ... Dave_b
02-13-09
Details, details, details. are you using hdmi outputs ... Buconero117
02-13-09
Rca sounds best, compared to the balanced outputs...don ... Dave_b
02-17-09
As the player has broken in it has really blossomed; s ... Dave_b
02-23-09
The xa5400es is superior to the oppo 980h for multi-cha ... Disbeliever
02-23-09
Disbeliever, i agree the sony takes a long time to sett ... Dave_b
02-27-09
Dave, i have been using a sony scd-xa777es for sever ... Bobup1998
02-27-09
Cleaner sounding with more acoustic and spatial informa ... Dave_b
02-27-09
Stop the presses....i just hooked up a pair of mit magn ... Dave_b
02-27-09
Has anyone heard the 5400 pitted against the cambridge ... Twoleftears
02-27-09
My brother had one from audio advisor and returned it.. ... Dave_b
02-28-09
Update on xa5400es! breakin is quite extensive with th ... Dave_b
03-09-09
The xa5400es is excellent with both stereo & multi-chan ... Disbeliever
03-09-09
It's tough giving up on an old friend:o) Dave_b
03-09-09
Dave, please try to gracefully accept that others may p ... Tvad
03-10-09
Sorry, the old friend comment was meant sincerely. i l ... Dave_b
03-10-09
Hi dave, have you compared the sony to the oppo ... Wavetrader
03-10-09
The xa5400 is world class good, as in you can't get muc ... Dave_b
03-10-09
Sorry, dave. i misinterpreted your comment as a dig. Tvad
03-11-09
No problem, i have alot of gear i loved and let go over ... Dave_b
03-20-09
Hey dave, my krell sacd standard version 3 has been 10 ... Joeyboynj
03-20-09
That's great news joeyboynj...enjot it in good health:o ... Dave_b
03-23-09
I've had one of these since november and i agree it is ... Rwetmore
03-23-09
Whilst i agree the xa5400es is very good its real fort ... Disbeliever
03-23-09
You must keep in mind that i am using the xa5400es in a ... Dave_b
03-30-09
This player is on my short list, along with the arcam c ... Prepress
03-30-09
The player is very rewarding and i purchased on faith d ... Dave_b
04-12-09
I have had the sony and a marantz sa-11s2 in my system ... Billmcd
04-14-09
It may not be perfect, but it is a stone cold high end ... Dave_b
04-14-09
Humm....i had a sony xa-777es a few years back, and i l ... Sogood51
04-16-09
Kal rubinson, in the new issue of stereophile, kicks th ... Dave_b
04-19-09
The sony xa5400es is an excellent player for both rb cd ... Disbeliever
04-24-09
I just bought one on the 'gone at a great price; $300-$ ... Eddaytona
04-24-09
The sony needs as good a power cord and ic as you can a ... Dave_b
04-24-09
tube output devices can euphonize th ... Tvad
04-25-09
Tvad makes good points and i can only speak from my own ... Dave_b
04-25-09
The power cord supplied with the uk xa5400es is a total ... Disbeliever
04-27-09
Compared to some of my $15k products the sony cord 'ain ... Dave_b
04-27-09
Thanks for your review. you indicated that you have co ... Abind
04-28-09
The sony has absolutely zero digital nasties and presen ... Dave_b
04-28-09
I was going to buy the xa5400es, then i saw the negativ ... Aarif
04-28-09
Not sure what aarif is smokin, but good luck with the n ... Dave_b
04-28-09
Is your comment meant to be amusing aarif? if it is, i ... Roxy54
04-30-09
Now using a transparent powerlink mm and mit v1.2 proli ... Dave_b
04-30-09
Roxy54 writes: is your comment me ... Metralla
04-30-09
Ah, the ongoing evolution of the species made evident b ... Dave_b
04-30-09
There's nothing more to say, you just said it dave. tha ... Roxy54
04-30-09
At least you know people are reading your review. i am ... Metralla
05-01-09
Metralla rising...and with candor! good to know there ... Dave_b
05-03-09
Aarif's comment was mildly funny. what really put me o ... Plinko
05-03-09
Anyone compare this player to separates or sota one box ... Sgr
05-03-09
No meridian player will play sacd. fwiw. kal Kr4
05-03-09
Well how does fare against other top redbook cd players ... Sgr
05-03-09
May stereophile 'music in the round' kal rubinson's par ... Disbeliever
05-03-09
This player is not discontinued as far as i know...it j ... Dave_b
05-03-09
Apparently, it is nearly impossible to find in europe a ... Kr4
05-03-09
Kal is correct...i didn't say it would be easy to find ... Dave_b
05-03-09
Oh yeah, almost forgot to mention, i owned a meridian g ... Dave_b
07-01-09
Possible to find in germany from hifiberlinshop.de for ... Cyrilmartin
07-01-09
Hi cyrilmartin! after a few months (depending on your ... Dave_b
07-02-09
Thank you- i have another source and the problem isn't ... Cyrilmartin
07-04-09
How long have you had the player? breakin time is cruc ... Dave_b
07-07-09
Dave, this only happens on cd- sacd is clean... digital ... Cyrilmartin
07-07-09
I saw a 5400 on the workbench at allen wright's (vacuum ... Metralla
07-07-09
Cyrilmartin, i have maggie 3.6r's now so i think 40khz ... Dave_b
07-08-09
Alright, i did some digging and have a bit of informati ... Cyrilmartin
07-09-09
Update 2: i obtained the design white paper from sony r ... Cyrilmartin
07-09-09
Wow, good stuff cyrilmartin...thanks:o) Dave_b
07-13-09
Cyrilmartin which is a better cd player than the xa540 ... Disbeliever
07-13-09
Disbeliever writes: i will be ver ... Metralla
07-22-09
Well metralla...how does the mod sound on the xa5400es? Dave_b
07-24-09
Dear cyrilmartin, thank you very much for your research ... Tino_miky
07-24-09
Tino, yes, i have compared the sony with the mag ... Cyrilmartin
07-24-09
I have to say guys, that this is a case of a little und ... Dave_b
07-24-09
...the sony has the most natural and ... Tvad
07-24-09
I forgot to mention that i am around acoustic instrumen ... Dave_b
07-25-09
So much for the case of "little understanding"... a ta ... Cyrilmartin
07-25-09
Wow, i am amazed again! i owned a meridian g08...sucke ... Dave_b
08-02-09
New cable find for the frugal and acousticaly astute. ... Dave_b
08-02-09
i dare you to try them. dave_b ( ... Tvad
08-02-09
I looked at the monster sp1000, but decided not to purc ... Tvad
08-02-09
No not at all tvad. in fact i am getting quite fed up ... Dave_b
08-02-09
5 feet is too long for my installation, believe it or n ... Tvad
08-02-09
I'll check it out...the sp1000 comes with pro velcro st ... Dave_b
08-02-09
Pro velcro... now there's something... :) Tvad
08-02-09
Proline velcro...says so right on the strap so it must ... Dave_b
08-06-09
Hi dave! do you think the rca version of the mon ... Tube_guy
08-06-09
I'm not sure an rca version exists for the sp1000 cable ... Dave_b
08-09-09
I was recently at vacuum state electronics in switzerla ... Metralla
08-10-09
The setup at vse looks a little disturbing to me:o t ... Dave_b
08-11-09
Dave_b, the speakers are very close to the side ... Metralla
11-14-09
Hi everyone. this sony seems a very capable player. my ... Crimhead
11-14-09
Crimhead, yes, yes, yes, yes and most definately yes! ... Dave_b
11-16-09
Is there any review available on this cdp? i've not fou ... Crimhead
11-16-09
Techradar.com has a full review and kal rubinson mentio ... Dave_b
11-16-09
Techradar realy praises this cdp, but comparison is mad ... Crimhead
11-16-09
Crimhead, i owned levinson no. 39, 390s, 360s&37combo, ... Dave_b
11-21-09
No digital input? i reviewed the official specs and di ... Artmaltman
11-21-09
It has a digital output but not for sacd, of course.br ... Kr4
11-24-09
Kal, what do you think of the sony after having spent s ... Dave_b
11-25-09
How would you feel about audio (german mag) rated this ... Crimhead
11-25-09
They are all great players. the sony is certainly the ... Dave_b
12-15-09
i just ordered one of these to hold me over till i ge ... Budt
12-16-09
Hey budt, i'd be interested in your impressions after y ... Dave_b
12-19-09
Budt, please post your impressions. i am on the ... Michael10
12-23-09
Xa5400es is an excellent player best value on the marke ... Disbeliever
12-23-09
Disbeliever is right...no problems with sibilance or hi ... Dave_b
12-23-09
well, just a quick note.i connected this player in my ... Budt
12-23-09
Budt, several hundred hours of play time will bring a f ... Dave_b
12-24-09
I was thinking of upgrading to a raysonic to serve as t ... Mst
12-26-09
Like 5 seconds unless switching from rb to sacd which i ... Dave_b
12-29-09
What about the headphone output on this thing? how good ... Branislav
12-30-09
I don't have great phones but it sounds sweet to me! Dave_b
01-01-10
Dave_b! very interesting post about the 5400 sony,you m ... Puiutu62
01-01-10
No and no, but the accuphase stuff is known for musical ... Dave_b
01-02-10
Thanks dave_b for your answer! i use now a cd player fr ... Puiutu62
01-06-10
Just recieved a pair of mit m1.3 prolines from joe abra ... Dave_b
01-15-10
I bought one through crutchfield and i am on the fence. ... Clayx
01-16-10
Clayx, have you put 400+hrs on the unit yet? the sony ... Dave_b
01-16-10
Dave, thanks for your input. i do not have 400 hours o ... Clayx
02-09-10
Dave great review,i'm searching for a cdp, and saw this ... Karmatogdral
02-09-10
The sony has excellent bass response and dynamic contra ... Dave_b
02-15-10
Hi, i also bought this sony, which was my first ... Sequence56
03-02-10
I am using the sony with xlo signature 3 interconnects, ... Peterng123
03-10-10
...i was wondering if the tray design and mechanism lik ... Mamifero76
03-12-10
I haven't heard this particular sony, but i have two th ... Dbdeeb
03-12-10
The 5400 reads cds and sacds very quickly. i have not m ... Metralla
03-13-10
Has any one compared the rb portion to well reviewed da ... Twinda1
04-16-10
one way to make the very good sony scd-xa5400es cd pl ... Audioman58
04-16-10
I have compared the sony 5400 forget the benchmark it i ... Audioman58
04-23-10
Check out the new mapleshade clearview excalibur plus x ... Dave_b
04-23-10
04-16-10: audioman58 writes: dan says ... Metralla
04-23-10
The sony is such a great platform to build on the world ... Audioman58
04-26-10
I have also upgraded the xa5400es and you can find deta ... Tino_miky
05-01-10
How to make the sony 5400 much better , start with t ... Audioman58
05-01-10
Thank you tino_miky. fascinating. regards, Metralla
05-09-10
How can adding distortion (tubes) improve the sound ? Disbeliever
05-10-10
Many websites mention sony's str-da5500es as the ideal ... Cypriot
05-11-10
Yes the sony xa5400es must be used with a matching rece ... Disbeliever
05-16-10
Disbeliever, thanks for the input. any other opinions ... Cypriot
05-17-10
Dave b is not correct especially if you are into mch sa ... Disbeliever
06-06-10
to disbeliever vaccum tubes are not just about distor ... Audioman58
06-08-10
Vacuum tubes have far more distortion than transistors ... Disbeliever
06-08-10
He's not disbeliever for nothing. Tvad
06-10-10
Regardless of the fact vaccum tubes wear out what they ... Audioman58
06-29-10
After hearding the terra firma mod of the sony xa5400 i ... Audioman58
07-06-10
I sent my player to dan wright today. for $2000 dollar ... Dave_b
07-20-10
Dave----your review of sony xa5400es convinced me to bu ... Gregfey
07-29-10
Nice system gregfey! i'll be sure to post my review af ... Dave_b
08-30-10
Tube designs have their followers, nostalgia and a beli ... Disbeliever
09-02-10
Who are you talking too disbeliever? this post is in r ... Dave_b
09-05-10
Good for you Disbeliever
09-05-10
I go to live classical concerts and jazz clubs, and gue ... Jwm
09-17-10
I just put my new shunyata python cx pc out of the box ... Sequence56
09-17-10
so i wonder if the modwright sho ... Tvad
09-18-10
Tvad, thanks again, that's exactly what i want to hear! ... Sequence56
09-18-10
Sequence56, you're welcome. good luck. Tvad
09-29-10
Disbeliever--as dan wright of modwright accurately stat ... Timo
10-02-10
Absolutely timo...dan uses each technology to it's best ... Dave_b
11-24-10
Pitch noise !!!!! i was enjoying the 5400es thi ... Tube_guy
12-01-10
No, i have not. Dave_b
12-12-10
Its impossible to find this player in the uk - i'm gett ... Mohit25
12-12-10
Contact dan at modwright..shouldn't be a problem:o) Dave_b
12-12-10
Thanks, dave. i fear that usd 1995 for modifications ma ... Mohit25
12-12-10
These days, for a hundred bucks you might get some good ... Roxy54
12-12-10
Thanks for the snide remark - i hope it made you feel b ... Mohit25
12-13-10
I understand completely...i meant to imply that dan cou ... Dave_b
12-13-10
Thanks, dave. thats a great idea ! Mohit25
12-16-10
Mohit25. i have the 5400 with modwright mods - absolute ... Peteferg
12-20-10
Thanks, peter for taking the time to respond. it sounds ... Mohit25
12-20-10
I have an integrated, simaudio i7 and speakers dynaudio ... Mld1905
12-21-10
Mohit25, i just saw your response to my post. i was ... Roxy54
12-26-10
Thank you for that clarification, roxy. i was not looki ... Mohit25
01-14-11
Hello all! first time posting here. i just bough ... Audiolover718
02-01-11
The xa5400es sounds best via hdmi into the sony da6400e ... Disbeliever
02-01-11
I have the modright modded cd player that you are knock ... Jwm
02-02-11
Good for you, Disbeliever
03-18-11
Hi dave anticipating your impressions of the mod ... Tubegroover
03-20-11
I wrote a lengthy response tubegroover, but it wasn't p ... Dave_b
03-20-11
After all that, you dumped it dave? you can really turn ... Roxy54
03-21-11
I moved out of my previous environment too much smaller ... Dave_b
03-21-11
Thanks dave for your clarification. i am really interes ... Tubegroover
05-18-11
Hi, thanks you for all the informative discussi ... Sacdlee
06-04-11
Fyi, i put together a very musicaly satisfying system ... Dave_b
06-04-11
Hi dave, what pc's are you now using with each p ... Tube_guy
06-04-11
I have an mit magnum ac2 on my nad c375bee, an audioque ... Dave_b
06-07-11
Dave, thanks for the description of your new set ... Tube_guy
06-07-11
I'm not sure really, as my time with the nad and the ya ... Dave_b
08-18-11
I'm very happy with the meridian g08, but would like on ... Jim_wojno
Review: Sony SCD-XA5400ES CD Player
If you can afford the Meridian you can afford the Sony and have it modded by modright, only 3000.00.
Jwm 08-23-11
03-09-13
Perhaps one or two of you sony xa5400es users can help ... Tbng
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