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Any benefits playing SACD's on Standard CD Player?

With my recent purchase and assessment of a Krell KAV-400xi Integrated Amplifier, I am finding that the addition of this new component can yield some drastic differences in the presentation of my selected music.

On more recently recorded CD's, the sound is full and detailed with an amazing soundstage. I am blown away by what I am hearing.

But...

On some of my Classic Rock CD's, which were recorded some 30 years ago, I am finding the Krell's presentation to be lean...lacking emphasis on the lower frequencies (and bass). IE...Aerosmith, Grateful Dead.

With my Marantz CD-17 (standard player), would I notice any benefit in purchasing some of these older recorded CD's on SACD Format?
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The CD layer on a hybrid sacd (cd and sacd) purportedly benefits from the DSD process and sounds better than a standard cd version. Can't say I've done a direct comparison but Sony/Philips claim it is true.

As to whether this helps your issue with lean low end, well, that's another story. "Sounds better" might not necessarily mean fuller low end. Perhaps you need to let the Krell break in a bit.

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