Buy something that will offer you the most bang for the buck. This will hold you over while waiting and give you something enjoyable to listen to in the meantime.
As have many of the magazine reviewers, i would suggest something that upsamples. This really DOES make a difference if done properly. If you already have a transport / dac combo, you might want to check into the G & W upsampler. Martin DeWulf of Bound For Sound reviewed this a few months back and said that it was great. I think that Stereophile just had something on it ( maybe it was a quick "blurb" or just a mention ) and i think it was positive also. This add-on box sells for about $400. They are supposedly coming out with an upsampler DAC with tube outputs sometime shortly, so that might be VERY interesting.
Personally, i'm not putting too much faith in SACD regardless of who is backing it up. Sony "supported" Beta and it WAS better than VHS ( just like SACD is better than DVD-A ). Do you see how far that got them ? Besides, it seems as if larger "commercial" artists prefer DVD-A for the video potential. Besides that, i just read somewhere that some of the major record chains and on-line dealers are slowing down on how much SACD material they are carrying, if at all. Sean
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As have many of the magazine reviewers, i would suggest something that upsamples. This really DOES make a difference if done properly. If you already have a transport / dac combo, you might want to check into the G & W upsampler. Martin DeWulf of Bound For Sound reviewed this a few months back and said that it was great. I think that Stereophile just had something on it ( maybe it was a quick "blurb" or just a mention ) and i think it was positive also. This add-on box sells for about $400. They are supposedly coming out with an upsampler DAC with tube outputs sometime shortly, so that might be VERY interesting.
Personally, i'm not putting too much faith in SACD regardless of who is backing it up. Sony "supported" Beta and it WAS better than VHS ( just like SACD is better than DVD-A ). Do you see how far that got them ? Besides, it seems as if larger "commercial" artists prefer DVD-A for the video potential. Besides that, i just read somewhere that some of the major record chains and on-line dealers are slowing down on how much SACD material they are carrying, if at all. Sean
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