I have s2100. Excellent player, and even greater value as I bought it refurbished. Very organic sound, with adequate details/texture, deep sound stage, and solid base. Balanced output is preferred, notable degradation in sound quality if you run unbalanced. The player is designed for a balanced system. In a fully balanced system, vocal is organic and natural. SACD sounds great, wider/deeper/layered, and finer treble. S2100 is on par with or better than any player I have heard under US$5000, albeit each brand has its sound signature.
Yamaha SACD players
Looking for feedback on Yamaha CD-S1000 and or CD-S2100, overall impressions, build quality, any issues and where did you buy your unit. It is my understanding that when it comes to the transport both S1000 and S2100 are essentially the same, what is your overall impression of the sound specifically of SACD's.