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  Allen Zhao
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Handel: Messiah - McCreesh      (4 of 5 found this review helpful)
  August 21, 2010

After many version of Messiah, I finally bought this SA-CD version from Taiwan (where else this becomes an expensive OOP item). I should say that I had a high hope for this version, but it was just a wishful thing. This is not the Messiah for me - which means perfecto chorus and solos, with ... more
Tallis: Spem in alium, Missa Salve intemerata - Oxford Camerata      (4 of 5 found this review helpful)
  November 10, 2009

I bought this title, not because I am familliar with Tallis' works, but for the rummor I heard from a hifi BBS about the title's rating in Penguin's Guide: It actually is the first title ever in Penguin's history with 4 stars and a rosette because of its surround sound effect, and later when the ... more
Tchaikovsky/Mendelssohn: First Piano Concertos - Lang Lang      (7 of 9 found this review helpful)
  December 20, 2007

Lang Lang seems to be a very polarizing figure these days. But I am not commenting on his performance or interpretation here. Rather, I would like to focus on the sonics of this title, and compare the cd stereo, sacd stereo and sacd 5.0 surround sound. 3 years ago when I first heard this album ... more
Anna Netrebko - Sempre libera      (4 of 5 found this review helpful)
  November 3, 2007

Combining Anna Netrebko and Abbado, you may expect a magic or a fire bon-bon, expecially when Anna is singing "Sempre Libera". Indeed I read too many reviews acclaiming exactly this. But as I am diving into this SACD, nothing happened, and as a matter of fact, Abbado's orchestra ruined the whole ... more

 
 
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Sony BDP-S270 can playback SACD, sort of!
January 5, 2013
Just updated BDP-S270 to latest firmware. Well, there are still only 2 options under Audio->HDMI(auto|pcm), and there is no "DSD Output Mode - On". I guess that is probably what this S270 is all capable of then. Even so, I am already very satisfied. ... more
Sony BDP-S270 can playback SACD, sort of!
January 5, 2013
Just got my STR-DA1800ES installed, well, the display shows that the BDP-S270 HDMI output is LPCM (176KHz); and yes, it is in wonderful multi-channel sound! ... more
Sony BDP-S270 can playback SACD, sort of!
December 31, 2012
In a google search "Sony BDP-S270", there are some discussion that claimed that Sony BDP-S270 can not play SACD at all (or one has to buy the more high end model such as BDP-S370 at the very least, and so on) Not ture! (I do remember I heard from someone here that the latest Sony BD player would be able to playback sacd, though no mention of any ... more
Any Sony A/V receiver that can handle BD 3D player's DSD HDMI output?
September 1, 2012
Thanks! Guys! ... more
Any Sony A/V receiver that can handle BD 3D player's DSD HDMI output?
September 1, 2012
Just a lazy question, as titled. Have been looking at the new Sony BD 3D player, and heard that SA-CD can be output as DSD via HDMI. But can any Sony A/V receiver handle the DSD through HDMI? I would hate to use other brand. Any suggestion would be welcome. ... more