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SEEKING A SACD TRANSPORT

Was originally seeking a new cd transport and then I realized that I have many SACD's and that I enjoy the improved sound they bring as compared to redbook cds. I do realize that not all SACD's automatically sound better than redbokd cd's. An example would be my Mercury Living Presence CDs. So far the only SACD transport I have seen is the Shanling Zenith Onix XST-20 which retails for $2400.00. My maximum budget new is $5000.00. I would prefer a transport over to a SACD player, as I would like  to use my current Weiss 204 Dac. Thank you for any suggestions.

kjl1065
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knotscott
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Can you use an SACD player with a digital output with your current DAC?

 

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kjl1065 OP
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Yes, the Weiss Dac 204 has the proper digital input.

 

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lordmelton
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Get an Aurender N20 and rip all your SACDs, Blu-Ray Audio, Cds, DVD Audio to it.

gita
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(lordmelton broke the budget)

The Shanling ONIX would be great...except it's not truly gapless playback. There's a long thread on the subject on one of the headphone websites. 

PS Audio discontinued the Perfect Wave SACD Transport, which I think was $6K new. They've replaced it with the PMG Signature SACD Transport, which is $9K.

I haven't seen anything else out there for a quasi-reasonable price. I've been looking. Good luck!

 

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