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Sony Legacy SACD Players - SCD-1, 777ES, XA-777ES

I am currently in the newbie market for a very good-to-great SACD player and was wondering if anyone could give me feedback on the differences between these three heralded Sony SACD legacy players, all obsolete now:

1. Sony SCD-1 - original two channel from 2000, balanced inputs
2. Sony 777ES - two channel from 2001, w/o balanced inputs
3. Sony XA-777ES - multi-channel player

I was wondering not only about their sonic differences, but if there were any reliability or usability issues between the three players. From what I have seen here on Agon, these can be had on the used market for less than $2,200. Has anyone heard all three of these?

Also, is there anything on the market today that competes with these legacy players, for less money new? Opinions? Thanks.
doonie
david_d
83 posts
 
Well, i don't share the point of view that Sony "disc machines" of any kind have a reliability issue. Especially hard to take serious anyones honest opinion that have "...avoided any Sony purchase in close to 15 years...".
IMHO Sony is as good as it get's regarding reliability.
Cheers!
711smilin
513 posts
 
Alex speaks from just a little experience as he was a high level engineer with Sony for about 8 years..I would think over that time frame, Alex would have a just a bit of knowledge. Makes sense, no?
tbabb
15 posts
 
AVguru

Are your comments limited to just the Stock Sony units or do you feel this is the case with modded unit too?

>The soundstage is wide but lacks depth and height...and every one of them >benefits immensely from an after market power cord...moreso than other >players I've owned (and I've owned a lot).
avguru
116 posts
 
Tbabb,

My comments are strictly limited to the stock units. Its my understanding that the modded units take a huge leap in performance. Dan Wright and Richard Kern (two separate individuals) have received a lot of great praise on Audiogon for their modifications on Sony players.

AVGURU
eldon
22 posts
 
I have owned many Sony products over the years and I
have repaired Sony CD players for 20 years and Sony
SACD players for 5 years. They have a better track record
for reliability then a lot of brands. No brand is 100%
perfect. Perfection in Audio does not exist.
Don't be fooled by those who think it does.
Their just trying to sell you something.
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