The Sony sounds very good on Redbook and excellent on SACD...however if you buy it, you will be paying for multichannel. If you want no-compromise 2 channel SACD, consider the Sony SCD-1, bought used right on this site.
Choosing a SACD player...please help
I am going to give SACD a second try. Two players I am considering are the Sony XA777ES and the Philips SACD 1000. I have also heard good things about the Marantz SA-14, and I've seen a new generation of Marantz SACD players out for below $1200. My budget is 2K, and I am wondering whether to spend 2K on a stock machine or get a less expensive machine and get a bunch of mods done (I don't need multichannel).
In the end, I would like this machine to be killer on SACD and eminently enjoyable on redbook. Can you help me?
In the end, I would like this machine to be killer on SACD and eminently enjoyable on redbook. Can you help me?