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In Reply to: RE: Not necessarily inconsistent with my findings... posted by Jim Pearce on December 15, 2014 at 06:40:56
It was perplexing Jim-
how can a player sound so superb on SACD and crap out on CD?
This was the DV/SA models. Perhaps, because there are so many Esoteric models, one of the more expensive player(s) corrects CD playback.
I found that the upsampling filters did not matter.
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The sound quality from my Ayre C-5xeMP and Sony XA5400ES playing SACDs is close, but not with CDs. The Ayre sounds surprisingly better than the Sony. I've been amazed how good CDs can sound with the Ayre.
db
I use my Ayre CX-7eMP for all CD playback. SACDs are all run through my Marantz SA11S3. Some of my friends think it's nuts to run two players in one system, but it works well for me.
That is saying alot- sleeper!
I agree db-
a very fine CD spinner indeed!
I was just listening to Highway 61 Revisited and right now my wife is listening to Getz/Gilberto in (SACD) 2.1 (5.1 single-ended setup). To a certain extent I hear the same characteristics in SACD and CD - and need the expansive and smoothing effect of the Golden Reference cable - although of course the SACDs tend to be better mastered. The SA models are a different kettle of fish as they convert to PCM.
That's fine Jim.
Still, this is the best SACD spinner I have auditioned to date!
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