Decent SACD?

I moved on as far as CD concerned.
I have ecnoded all my 400 CDs using windows media lossless and it all runs off my pc connecting SPDIF to my Classe SSP75. Never Look back!

There still seem to be a lot of die hard CD transport fanatics and CD lovers here, I think it's the biggest waste of money! Get a new player that plays it all and spend your money elsewhere!

All I can tell you is this! The SSP75 with clean Didital fead (My pc is the best transport with 1GB of buffer!) sounds better then any dedicated CD player I have had in the house! (Meridian, Classe, Misical Fidelity JUNK).

But when I compare the Marantz to that, it comes up a bit shy, but still really good! It's just a bit less low end, a little bit less air, less refiend, but all and all still prety enjoyable!

I just bought Sony DVP 999ES(used) and listened to SACD with the chinese instruments CD from FIM. Men, it is so awesome, clear and clean with seperation but lack of transparency (probably caused by the interconnects) it comes close to EMC1 (uses XLR ICs). I read reviews about the 999ES, which is better than 9000ES, built with the latest version DSD. Therefore, no wonder a lot of audiophiles want to purchase it. Good luck.

Nguyen If you have extra cash, Send it to for modification
to Dan Wright with the signature ref mod, with volume
control,You will be surprise with the music you will get,
I have mine modified, believe me, this cd is worth at
least 5k, with the audience powerchord, the cd took off,
I heard good tubes cd players, like the nuvista,and
the consonance,IMHO the sony 9000es is as good, maybe
better.IMHO on SACD mode this cd is even hard to beat,when
I played the Mark Levinson SACD, my friend who own the
consonance sacd player, his jaw drop. It is that good.good
Luck.

Darrylhifi, what's your opinion about 8400' redbook playback quality? Did you have a chance to compare it to anything else (CDP)?