My SACD Transport feeds so much better signal to my DAC compared with streaming end...


I mostly use Roon to stream my 2000+ album digital collection with Bluesound Node + Ideon 3R Master Time reclocker + Ideon Ayazi MKII DAC. Recently I got a used PS Audio PerfectWave SACD Transport to rediscover my CD collection from years ago that my parents brought back to me from their home, which I have not touched for a very long time. I thought the 3R reclocker would clean up much of the signal from the Bluesound to the extent that streaming will not sound much worse than CD -- Indeed, I have been satisfied with its performance. I was wrong. The CD playback experience totally blew me away. Much darker background, much better soundstage and depth, lots of details, and better dynamics with great authority... I guess you really need a good streamer to catch disc playback! At any rate, I plan to upgrade my front end to one that works with the SACD Transport's I2S output so that I can enjoy my SACDs as well...

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Showing 1 response by elliottbnewcombjr

Yes, once you get a great sounding player, you not only re-discover your cds and sacds, you might find yourself buying used CDs and used SACDs. That’s what happened to me after I took advice here and got a Sony xa5400es SACD player.

lasers weaken with use, so if buying used, especially something as old as mine, try to ascertain how much use, and see if replacement lasers are stilll available.