I'm using Sony SCD555ES and wanna upgrade to a better one. For the range of USD10000, any good SACD player can do well at red book, which close to the grade of Wadia 861, Mark 390s, or Metronome T1-i Signature?
Kana813: The EMM Labs does redbook better than anything I and many others have ever heard. SACD is just a bonus!
The EMM Labs equipment is used by Telarc, Sony, Philips, Abbey Road, EMI, DMP, Universal, Pentaton, Chesky, Opus 3, Acoustic Sound, Virgin, Waterlilly, Buzz, Right Track, Denon, Linn, Mobile Fidelity, Audio Quest... need I go on.
Kana813: Just because you are not in the position to buy a current "state of the art" digital setup, does not mean that you should give those who can a hard time. I am sure you are quite happy with your "CAL Delta Transport" and "Custom DAC from 1993", but the EMM Labs equipment is a quantum leap over what you and just about everyone else currently has.
As soon as someone on the island buys one, I will let you know so maybe you can go listen. I really think that when you listen to it playing "CD", you will recognize what those of us are talking about.
Kana813: Having lived on both Oahu and The Big Island, I am very familiar with the meaning of "stinkeye." Your response was very clear and showed in your post. My description was accurate.
Wally_li: This next production run is pretty much sold out. I am hoping we will have another production run ready to ship in about three months.
Jposs: I do not think we will make the DACs accessible to other transports for SACD. However, they are usable with almost any other transport for CD through the AES/EBU connection
Hey Bruce: No problem. Harry may have been reporting on some early possibilities since it was the replacement for the SACD 1000.
As I stated earlier, any transport with an AES/EBU connection will work for CD processing, but not for SACD. Only the EMM Labs transport will output SACD.
Are you near SF? If so, come to HES and give it a listen in rooms 520 & 521.
Currently, we are not considering releasing a one box player.
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