Bargain Priced SACD Giant Killer?

How can Cwlondon's question possibly be answered unless he states his budget?

I promise you that the contibutors of this thread could likely define a budget SACD player anywhere in a range of several hundred dollars to several thousand dollars.

Without context of the originator's budget, all suggestions are of questionable value.

Try APL 563A, or check out David Schulte from the upgrade company, I have heard a few of his modded machines, in my system, and they were VERY good too. BTW TRL has great sound too, but, there are MANY more choices. Most modders will transform any average machine, into a fine digital player. This is just MHO here.

I think that Mike Singer mistook Bon Aranyi's excitement and happiness of his treatment as a promotion post, which seems a little strange.

There are many choices ... thank God there are. One house sound will not please everyone, as evidenced at various "shootouts" in the past. 2003 VSAC is/was a good example.

Thankfully, we have choices and live in a free society, where folks are welcomed to share their opinions, openly, in a free, (yet moderated) forum.

Best,

Jack

Tvad

Every time I hear your question, I am both fascinated and confused.

Why would this preclude other people from giving their opinion on high value per dollar SACD players?

In any case, you dont have to be Sherlock Holmes to deduce

a) the original MSRP of an SCD-1
b) what I might have paid for it
c) what I could sell it for now

I have NO budget. None. I can spend whatever I want or as little as I want. I just wanted to hear peoples opinions.

PS

Are you a dealer?

cheers

cwlondon

Cwlondon, I think that every once in a while there is a unit that has high value for the dollar in many people's opinions. Since many have limited budgets a large number rush to it. They often then question whether anything more expensive can be worth the cost. I can think of another example of this, the Supratek preamp.

I doubt seriously if the TRL rivals the Reimyo, the Esoteric, etc. regardless of the fact that one person did apparently sell his Reimyo to keep the TRL.

I think your original post invites the recommendation of inexpensive players as you state "75% of the sound on a budget." I think you conditioned the response you got. 75% is a very low standard.