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Metallica - sounde engineer has pride, but no control
September 17, 2008
Not sure that's true. There are about 10 - 15 or so Blu-Ray machines on the market at the moment. There are many more SACD compatible players available. ... more
Sony debuts $1,500 SACD player with HDMI output
September 8, 2008
Just for comparison: SCD-XA1200ES is 15.8lbs (7.2kg) SCD-XA3000ES is 18.1lbs (8.2kg) Both of those have MCH analogue outputs with associated DACs etc. ... more
Sony debuts $1,500 SACD player with HDMI output
August 29, 2008
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. ... more
Sony debuts $1,500 SACD player with HDMI output
August 28, 2008
Hi Seventh Taylor, I think I may have misunderstood what FunkyMonkey meant by "DSD Direct". I thought he just wanted the DSD signal to be converted directly to analogue and not via PCM. I assume the SCD-XA1200ES would do this within the player. HDMI/i.Link equipped players could pass the DSD signal to an appropriate receiver to be converted to ... more
Sony debuts $1,500 SACD player with HDMI output
August 28, 2008
Hi FunkyMonkey, Not sure about the "DSD Direct" bit but the Sony SCD-XA1200ES is available for about £300-£400. It has multi-channel analogue outputs. The manual is available here: http://pdf.crse.com/manuals/2696254112.pdf ... more