I talked to Oade Bro. and they said Philips was better than S9000 both video and audio-wise. I say Philips is about on par or slightly better with S7000 I had. Philips' sound is pretty good with low to mid details, but there's something uneasy about the highs that I don't like. The soundstage is compressed somewhat vertically. SACD sounds very good, but I have only two of them that came with the player. I'm not sure whether I should start buying SACDs or make my system specialized for Redbook playback. In all, I think Philips is pretty good, but not for my system. Based on my conversation with Oade Bro. I won't be happy with stock S9000. So it's either modded S9000 or XA777 for me. :(
Philips SACD1000 vs Sony DVP-9000ES
Hello,
Between these two SACD/DVD-video/CD players
which one do you think is the better bet for
an audiophile with strong preference for 2-channel
sound, who also wants to watch the occasional DVD?
(assume price is no object, differences are small
betweent the two).
How does the "winner" compare with the Sony SCD 777?
Thanks!
Between these two SACD/DVD-video/CD players
which one do you think is the better bet for
an audiophile with strong preference for 2-channel
sound, who also wants to watch the occasional DVD?
(assume price is no object, differences are small
betweent the two).
How does the "winner" compare with the Sony SCD 777?
Thanks!