Thanks! for sharing- db.
Happy Listening!
Happy Listening!
Esoteric SA-60
Never have I had such problems with a piece of equipment. It's connected to the 7.1 bypass array of a Bryston SP3. The display shows multichannel when I play a surround SACD, but I get sound only from the center channel. I removed the parallel balanced stereo connection between the SA-60 and SP3, but that had no effect. I never heard stereo from the SA-60 when I selected the balanced input, but I think I've heard stereo and multichannel from 7.1 bypass.
The trouble seemed to start when I learned that the SP3 does no processing in the bypass modes so provides no speaker management. I set up speaker management using the menu of the SA-60. But I've tried clearing the SA-60 memory several times since then.
I hope the problem is pilot error and not a defective SA-60.
The trouble seemed to start when I learned that the SP3 does no processing in the bypass modes so provides no speaker management. I set up speaker management using the menu of the SA-60. But I've tried clearing the SA-60 memory several times since then.
I hope the problem is pilot error and not a defective SA-60.
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Hi dbphd, u may be the only one around still doing SACD surround. Not sure if u still use SA-60. I am debating if I should get the SA-60 vs a new Oppo modded but the latter still costs >$3000. How do you like the SA-60 now? if surround is similar to Ayre it must be really good as latter is a better player supposedly. I suspect perhaps the old school Sony sounds more musical than newer Oppo ? |
atacgene, I have no experience with a modded Oppo 205, but I'm suspicious of such mods. I do have an unmodded 205 and 105D. I think the SA-60 sounds superior to either as an SACD player. I recently replaced my SA-60 with an Ayre DX-5 DSD universal player that sounds a bit superior to the C-5xeMP, plays BDs, and does Roon via USB. I think $1500 is a fair price for the SA-60. If interested, I'm [email protected]. db |
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