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best? Sony 5400 or Cambridge 840c or 851C Thanks

Opinions? I'm aware the SACD value of the Sony. Great reviews on all 3. I'm running B&W 801 Matrix series 3, JPS MIT NBS Audioquest cables. Bel Canto REF 1000 mono's, Krell KRC-3 pre. Sony 9000ES VSE Level 5 modded SACD, Micro Seiki DDX 1000 TT. Getting old so listening less ROCK, more Blues Roots Jazzy, Cafe del Mar. HELP!! Thanks Bill
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jl35
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The 5400 and 840c seem to have quite variable and often extreme responses. The latest TAS reviewer certainly feels the 840c and 851c are quite different from each other.
zenblaster
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Cambridge Audio has a nice sonic signature but it has some reliability issues with circuits, transports and other areas that are documented so I would steer clear.

Oppo is the best that I saw/heard at CES this year at that price point.
johnny_r
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Perhaps you might consider a Marantz SA8004.

I owned an 840c and I much prefer the Marantz. The Marantz
is much more musical and involving compared to the 840c.

The Marantz has enabled me to just sit back and enjoy the music.
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