Wadia 861se with GNS vs Esoteric or Emm players


Hello, I'm ready to send my Wadia 861se to Great Northern Sound in the next month for their Reference upgrade. Would I be better off selling the 861se and finding a used Esoteric X-01 or Emm Labs transport&dac. Having SACD might be kind of nice. Has anyone compared these three? Thanks! Stan
talon4
Sacd is a system what is incorrect and not natural sounding. I hope there will be a system what will sound more natural. But until now we have to wait for it ....
Leonx SACD is incorrect and not natural sounding?What
cd player are you using?
IIRC Leonx has a Meridian 800. I don't think it can play
SACD. I know him and he thinks that the 800 is the best player in the world.
It is not correct because the proportions of an instrument and also voices are many times to big. Pcm gives a better individual focus and the right proportion. I am using a Meridian 800 Dax v4 ( and no I am not pro dvd-a ) I talked to people who make recordings in studio's and they also don't take sacd seriously, me either. The only thing I like from sacd are the low freq. All the studio people say: sacd recordings are still a big distance from a master.
I don't think the 800 is the best player in the world and I am either not a dvd-a fan. I am a fan of music and I prefer music as natural as possible. And that means also the right proportions and a natural sound. And sacd can't do this, that is a fact. There is no person in the studio world who will dissagree.