Dennis,
Why not just keep the BAT for redbook, the Phillips for SACD, and sell the Wadia?
Why not just keep the BAT for redbook, the Phillips for SACD, and sell the Wadia?
Downgrading Help
OK, so I have come to realize that I cannot afford to keep neither high end CD player I own, mostly because a lot of that cash came from credit.
I picked up the Philips SACD1000 player as my replacement for a digital front end. Last night, comparing the Philips to the Wadia 860x I currently own (not for long!), was truly tough for me. The Wadia is just so much better on redbook CD (the Philips I thought was better on SACD vs. the Wadia on CD).
I don't have much $$ to spend ($600) on an improvement: here are my options:
1) get the Philips player modded somewhere; which mods though, and will this really give me an increase in detail (blackness?), dynamics, soundstage depth, and naturalness?
2) get a DAC?
3) wait until I get some more cash, and get a better DAC or more mods later?
I'd prefer to make this player work, rather than getting another seperate CD player....
Thx
I picked up the Philips SACD1000 player as my replacement for a digital front end. Last night, comparing the Philips to the Wadia 860x I currently own (not for long!), was truly tough for me. The Wadia is just so much better on redbook CD (the Philips I thought was better on SACD vs. the Wadia on CD).
I don't have much $$ to spend ($600) on an improvement: here are my options:
1) get the Philips player modded somewhere; which mods though, and will this really give me an increase in detail (blackness?), dynamics, soundstage depth, and naturalness?
2) get a DAC?
3) wait until I get some more cash, and get a better DAC or more mods later?
I'd prefer to make this player work, rather than getting another seperate CD player....
Thx