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SONY XA5400ES - Preliminary Observations
$20k vs $1500. "I could easily live with the Sony and be satisfied." I was already happy with my 5400 purchase, but this is the icing on the cake. Thanks for the review Neal, sounds like fun. 
SONY XA5400ES - Preliminary Observations
Keep listening, it gets better... 
Sony SCD-XA5400ES-Best SACD for under $10,000
Clayx, the player was all of the over the place the for 0-100 hours. It was bright, forward, not much bass, kind of grainy in the highs, imaging was not solid, didn't seem to be very powerful or have a lot of control. But I still found myself want... 
Sony SCD-XA5400ES-Best SACD for under $10,000
Clayx, YES this player has a long break in period. I'm at about 200 hours for each section and it is still improving. Others have reported 400-600 hours. How many hours do you have on yours? 
Sony SCD-XA5400ES-Best SACD for under $10,000
I'm with Fishing716. This player draws you in and does not let go until the cd is over. Thank you Sony for keeping some cash it my wallet. 
Sony XA5400ES DAC Chip
Check the link below. Scroll down to Cyrilmartin posts, looks like he did a bit of research.http://forum.audiogon.com/cgi-bin/frr.pl?rdgtl&1234500400&openfrom&55&4Prepare to be amazed with this player. Just give it a looong time to... 
Transport or player?
I'm aware of the 5400 only having stereo outs besides the HDMI. My point was that the 5400 or any other cd player can be hooked up to the 5.1 input volume card just using the stereo outs and bypassing the internal DACS of the processor, which woul... 
Looking for a 5 channel amp that is warm sounding
I'll chime in on the Parasound 2205. I've lived with this amp for several years without a glitch, just make sure you give it plenty of room to breathe or use fans if it will be installed in a cabinet. Gobs of power for music and movies. Warm midra...