new sony SACD 9000es a big deal

[jaakan]

SCD-XA9000ES - yea msrp of 3,000 us, multi-channel, and a DAC made of eighteen separate SA DAC chips

This is Sony's first Super Audio CD player to offer an i.LINK/firewire digital output with 5C Digital Transmission Content Protection and not anything proprietary. When Digital out for DSD (SACD) first came up, Sony said no digital output will be supported ever. I guess they got a clue that people want Digital for this. Just look at Pioneer, Denon, Meridian, even Sunfire now ( player to come ).

[David Meek]

Jaakan, ooooh do you have a link to a webpage on this unit? It doesn't show on Sony's site. It'll be interesting to see how it stacks up sonically to the SCD-XA777ES dedicated SACD unit (for the same MSRP).




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[Citizen Kane]

This provides a modicum of info: http://www.audiorevolution.com/news/0603/10.sony.shtml
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[David Meek]

Thanks CK. After reading that, oooh baby, this may be the one for me. Where's that bonus check? Oh, that's next March. :?

One question: in the article it says

The player's optical reading system employs a dual discrete laser pick-up mechanism, featuring two independent lasers with one optical lens to provide optimum performance for Super Audio CDs and CDs as well as CD-R/RW discs.

Two discrete pickups. Good. One lens? Hmmm, some compromise there?




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