The Sony is my choice. I have had the top players from McIntosh, Ayre, Arcam and played them side by side against the Sony. On SACD the Sony was my choice every time. The Ayre player was redbook only, and on Redbook I still liked the Sony better.
For $1500 msrp you will be very hard pressed to find a better player. And I can say without hesitation this player holds it's own with any of the super expensive players. This is one of those rare super bang for the buck pieces. I have a McIntosh SACD/CD player in my rack and I no longer use it, that is how good the Sony is.
For $1500 msrp you will be very hard pressed to find a better player. And I can say without hesitation this player holds it's own with any of the super expensive players. This is one of those rare super bang for the buck pieces. I have a McIntosh SACD/CD player in my rack and I no longer use it, that is how good the Sony is.