Post by k-spin August 29, 2008 (21 of 90)
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trntbl said:
Now why didn´t they make a statement Blu-Ray/SACD-transport (HDMI output only) and a nice processor to go with that?
kristian
Hi Kristian,
I too was suprised by this. The new ES level Blu-Ray player (BDP-S5000ES), announced at the same time as the SCD-XA5400ES and STR-DA5400ES, does not play SACDs. I was hoping they would release an ES range universal player.
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Post by azure August 31, 2008 (22 of 90)
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I noticed its aimed at the professional (production house, performance, broadcasting etc) market as well.
Although I don't know if it would be in the same realm as the CDP-2700 ;-)
http://www.sanyo-densi.com/dai2/audio/sony_cdp2700.htm
For the price, and if its true, it has a better convertor, I'm quite tempted to upgrade.. :-D
Hopefully its released locally.
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Post by soundboy September 5, 2008 (23 of 90)
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The Sony SCD-XA5400ES at the 2008 CEDIA in Denver, CO.
I hope the display is not an indication of the software situation ;)
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Post by diw September 6, 2008 (24 of 90)
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will this player convert DSD to PCM, and output 5.1 PCM?
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diw said:
will this player convert DSD to PCM, and output 5.1 PCM?
Optionally, reportedly.
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Post by RWetmore September 6, 2008 (26 of 90)
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Looks nice. I wonder if the 2 channel analog out section will be as good as the XA9000ES? The XA5400ES is 15 lbs lighter, and it would seem isn't built as well.
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RWetmore said:
Looks nice. I wonder if the 2 channel analog out section will be as good as the XA9000ES? The XA5400ES is 15 lbs lighter, and it would seem isn't built as well.
It's the same build alright: it uses the same 'Frame and Beam' construction.
They left out some electronics though, including multichannel digital-to-analog conversion and associated outputs.
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Post by RWetmore September 7, 2008 (28 of 90)
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The Seventh Taylor said:
It's the same build alright: it uses the same 'Frame and Beam' construction.
They left out some electronics though, including multichannel digital-to-analog conversion and associated outputs.
Why is it 15lbs lighter then?
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Post by michi September 7, 2008 (29 of 90)
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RWetmore said:
Why is it 15lbs lighter then?
Well, its 13 lbs lighter, not 15 (but not to split hairs) ... On the XA777ES and XA9000ES, a lot of that weight comes from the side panels, top panel, and thick front panel with glass.
Internally, I wouldn't be surprised if the XA5400ES is the same, or very similar.
The hefty outer shell isn't as important to me, but i'm sure it will be important to a lot of folks who believe in that whole "put the player on little cones to dampen vibration" sort of thing.
Whatever floats your boat, I guess... 22lbs is still pretty significant.
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Post by trntbl September 7, 2008 (30 of 90)
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I´m pretty sure that internally this machine has little in common with XA9000. 9000 uses multichannel DAC-boards for stereo DA-conversion (three DACs per channel). These DAC-boards are in vertical layout with corresponding mch-connectors over main stereo RCAs. I bet they are using single mother board and lower end power supply as in XA1200/XA3000 players. The weight comes usually from heavy outer case and big transformers. Of course it doesn´t have to mean that there would be something wrong with soud quality.
kristian
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