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Sony scd-1 vs Ayre C5xe

I am looking to make a change to my digital set up for my two channel habit.
The question is do I change to the Ayre C5xe which is supposed to be a great player or keep my Sony scd-1 and get it hot rodded. I have way more CD than SACD so redbook is important but I still want to listen to SACD.
Thanks for your time.
rugyboogie
tiger
313 posts
 
Hot rodding a SCD1 is a complete waste of money. Better look at some of the newer DAC's amd good, old transports.
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czbbcl
1,699 posts
 
It depends on what your goal is. A modded scd-1 if done properly can sound quite fantastic. However like the poster above states you will not get your money back out of the mods should you decide to sell the unit.

I have a modded scd-1 that I plan on keeping for a long time. I have heard the ayre and it is a very good player but it is not up to the performance capabilities of my sony.

Chuck
dgarretson
2,394 posts
 
I agree with Chuck & have not heard anything that surpasses a well-modded SCD-1/777ES.
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