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I have never listened to any SACD audio source and was curious if the audio quality was a significant improvement compared to Redbook or a normal mid-fi CD player? Are there any affordable players worth the trouble with this format, or do you have to spend a significant amount for the worth? I play audio using my computer as a source using Flac or WAV, however I would to experience another option as well. Thanks
"Wow" thanks for all the tips! Although I am aware of the Hi-Rez section, I did not think of researching SACD players there, rest assured I will check it out! I was reading some reasonably priced Jack of all trades type of players, such as the Oppo are a good idea, as it plays all formats fairly well. Others say using a very good basic CD player will play Redbook better then the average Sacd player? I'm not concerened about this as I have other players for standard CD play. I have read some of the Sony's and Pioneer's do O.K. The Sony ES400 is a little above my budget, the Oppo is affordable, however I'm not sure how good the SACD function is? I have seen some reasonably priced Cambridge Audio players at AA, but still not sure how SACD output would be. If anyone can recommend any players for $300 I would appreciate it, I know my budget is low, but I'm willing to buy used as well, just to try out. Thanks
The player 2gumby2 mentioned above,the Sony SCD-CE595, is a 5 disc SACD/CD changer that very well may be the best bargain in audio(if you can find one).Try the SonyStyle website http://www.sonystyle.com/webapp/wcs/stores/servlet/SearchCatalog?langId=-1&searchType=outlet&storeId=10151&docname=ShoppingArea%2FCatalogSection%2FOutletSubsection%2FOutletDisplay_Generic3.jsp&N=4294966022&catalogId=10551&categoryId=6148914691233366668 for a refurbished unit for $60.00(returns accepted).You might have to look for a while because as soon as they become available,they get bought up quickly.I have seen them on other sites for $100-150 dollars,still a good deal in my opinion.I have one in my second system and it does SACD and CD just fine.No,it's not good enough to replace my main SACD rig but if you want to experiment with SACD to see if you can tell the difference I can highly recommend this player.As far as the quality of SACD over redbook,well,that's something you will have to decide yourself.I find SACD a much superior product.A word of warning....SACD's are much more expensive than redbook.You can find some bargains but you have to watch closely for them.The format is far from dead,there are new releases and reissues coming out almost daily.Again,you will have to try SACD for yourself to figure out if the format suits your tastes.Good luck.
For that kind of money and a $300 budget you can always look for a nice used DAC for CD playback to use with the above unit.
No sacd for me ,happy enough as you can be with redbookI was hoping somebody would pop up with the sony style site for this sacd player,worthless if you want to spend the rest of your life looking for this player that never shows up good luck,you've got way more patience then me,let me know when you find one.
