Tommart:
Where can you get a Sony SCD-C333ES for $600.00?? I just saw that VERY same player on Crutchfield's site for $799.00 earlier today, and I thought I was doing something. But if Sony is going to start producing affordable SACD players, then when are they going to start producing "single disc" players for the United States?? They have a "single disc" that I might be interested in, but unfortunately, they only produce it and sell it over in England. That player is the SCD-XB940. Has anyone heard of that player before?? I like that player. It would be the perfect compromise "niche" player for those of us who want something a little more "audiophile" than getting a changer, but who cannot afford or won't spend the money to get an SCD-1 or a SCD-777ES.
However, if Sony does not import the SCD-XB940 over here to the states, then I may have to settle for a SCD-C333ES. It may not be able to beat either the SCD-1 or the SCD-777ES in terms of build quality or sound quality. But hey, if I can get close to 85% to 90% of the sound of either SCD-1 or the SCD-777ES for a price that is either for less than "one eighth" of the price of the SCD-1 or less than "one third" of the price of the SCD-777ES, and it is rated as a Class B player in Stereophile on top of that, then who cares. That may make me put off the purchase of the Meridian 506.20 or 506.24 only temporarily (unless I audition a Rega Planet 2000 and like the sound of THAT player as well..... and in which case, I may forgo the Meridian 506.20 or 506.24 permanmently and pursue a Rega Planet 2000).
Thoughts?? Anyone??
--Charles--
