I had a Sony SCD-C555ES SACD 5 disc multi-channel player and sold it (plus a few speakers) to focus on 2-channel only. I have now had my Marantz SA-14 for about 9 months now and am very happy with the purchase. My main reason for selling my "multi-channel" setup was because to enjoy what the multi-channel discs truly had to offer, one must be in the center of all the speakers. I could not do that the majority of the time (a walking 1 year old boy, let alone the 6 year old boy). I felt that I although I am not as often in the optimum seat for my stereo listening, at least when I am relatively far away, the speakers are firing in my general direction.
Are You Happy With 2 Channel SACD?
Fellow Audio Lovers,
For those of you who own SACD equipment "specifically, two channel" machines do you wish you had purchased a multichannel unit instead.? I am looking at purchasing possibly a Marantz SA12... however I have recieved comments from "friends" that, I should buy a multi channel unit because they say 2 channel SACD "is just plain blah... and I shouldn't bother with it unless I go the multi route.... any thoughts?
For those of you who own SACD equipment "specifically, two channel" machines do you wish you had purchased a multichannel unit instead.? I am looking at purchasing possibly a Marantz SA12... however I have recieved comments from "friends" that, I should buy a multi channel unit because they say 2 channel SACD "is just plain blah... and I shouldn't bother with it unless I go the multi route.... any thoughts?