Agreed, SCD-1 kicks ass. I have seen and heard tri-vista. Overpriced and overhyped, IMHO. Sounds decent, but then again so does a lot of stuff. Build quality, although 'flashier' than SCD-1, is not as good physically. I do not care for the overdone MF styling. For the price, buy 2 SCD-1s, mod one and sell whichever you like less, probably for the same $ as you paid. Or, wait for the XA9000ES in October (new Sony Flagship SACD player). Supposedly tri-vista is expected to "sell out" this summer/fall, which basically means MF will attempt to limit the supply in some bizzare effort to increase the value(?) or desirability of it? Um, hello MF... You are not Ferrari....
-Ed
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