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Is it worth spending $10k on CD-only player today?

I have been waiting for the new Spectral CD player...now scheduled to be released early next year. It's supposed to be great...rest of system is Spectral. But now I'm wondering - should I look at a multi-player (SACD, etc) unit? I dont want to spend all this money on an obsolete product, and I'm unlikely to buy anything new after this for quite a few years. Thanks for feedback.
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eldartford
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I'm not sure that it ever was.

In digital media sonic quality is ultimately limited by the finite amount of information on the disc. Playback equipment, no matter how good (or expensive) can only approach a limit imposed by the media. The information on a CD, 16 bits and 44.1 KHz sampling, is barely acceptable for audiophile recordings. The much greater information available on a DVD or SACD permits any decent DVD/SACD player to compete with the best CD players.
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