In Reply to: Dabble in SACD? posted by Drew769 on March 12, 2014 at 10:20:42:
You're not going to get any kind of SACD player that you're going to like nearly as much as your vinyl rig, and you'll walk away disappointed.
Plus, (IMO), any sub $5K SACD player doesn't do redbook worth a crap, and your REGA player will sound much better on regular CDs.
The value of SACD to all but a few classical fans is contingent on how well the player performs not on SACD, - but on Redbook.
Personally, I have about 40 SACDs mixed with pop rock jazz, and a few classical. Only 20 of those are any good. I am grateful to have those Peter Gabriel, Dead Can Dance, SACDs, but SACD on my player is, as it should be, an afterthought.
"Asylums with doors open wide,
Where people had paid to see inside,
For entertainment they watch his body twist
Behind his eyes he says, 'I still exist.'"
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Follow Ups
- Hello: I recommend not.... - Sordidman 15:42:28 03/18/14 (6)
- "any sub $5K SACD player doesn't do redbook worth a crap" - Metralla 18:15:21 03/18/14 (5)
- Because it's an absurd statement. - Prisoners 15:29:07 03/21/14 (4)
- RE: Because it's an absurd statement. - theaudiohiffle 09:34:04 03/31/14 (0)
- RE: Because it's an absurd statement: not - Sordidman 17:34:57 03/21/14 (2)
- RE: Because it's an absurd statement: not - AbeCollins 10:41:43 03/23/14 (1)
- Yes, - FWIW, - totally agree & said as much - Sordidman 10:58:41 03/24/14 (0)