are all sacd players the same?


A little technical help for the unenlightened please. I f i want to add another sacd player(i have quite a few discs) does the actual quality of the player matter as much as the ability to play the format? I know that a cd dac at 1000$ is going to be pretty different than a Berkeley or similar at 5k. the question is whether those types of rules hold true on the format change. (Is an oppo sacd going to sound significantly worse than an ayre, for example, at 6k.) thanks mike
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Showing 1 response by bhobba

Without doubt there are big differences.

The Oppo comparison to my Playback Designs is a joke. The Playback Designs MURDERS it. In fact via DSD the PD is the best source I know - not via PCM - with PCM there are better DAC's such as my PDX - but via DSD it is supreme.

I would switch to it entirely except for the limited material available.

Thanks
Bill