Is Sony XA9000es superior to Esoteric DV 50s?

Comparing CD sound. Musicality, dyamics, soundstage and detail.

psacanli10-01-2007 6:38pm

tom_hankins Details Discussions Posts This discussion Message User 850 posts 11-19-2007 at 11:43am Copy Comment URL Report Comment Edit Delete Is the X-05 replacing the SA-60? What are the advantages of one over the other considering how close in price range they are going to be?
psacanli OP Details Discussions Posts This discussion Message User 535 posts 11-29-2007 at 02:14am Copy Comment URL Report Comment Edit Delete newer shd be better,no?
kiwi_1282001 Details Discussions Posts This discussion Message User 310 posts 02-18-2008 at 12:32am Copy Comment URL Report Comment Edit Delete No. Its not a case of one model replacing another. This is a case of different target markets. The SA-60 supports multichannel DVD-A and SACD in addition to CD. The X-05 is a stereo only (SACD/CD) playback device.
kr4 Details Discussions Posts This discussion Message User 3,424 posts 02-18-2008 at 12:48am Copy Comment URL Report Comment Edit Delete To the original poster, I do not know about the DV-50 but the DV-60 is superior to the XA-9000ES in all those parameters. Kal
jafant Details Discussions Posts This discussion Message User 10,525 posts 08-10-2016 at 01:19pm Copy Comment URL Report Comment Edit Delete I liked the DV-60 for SACD playback only. I have not heard the Sony XA-9000ES nor DV-50S for comparison.