Sony 9000ES better CD/SACD than 999ES

Panorama:
did you compare them for CD sound quality?
Thanks

I have/had both. Both are really good players, but no matter how good the 9000 is, it does not play CD-R cd's & that is bad. I am not a music pirate, but if you have a few home made compilations or copies, forget about playing them. So the 999 was the clear winner for my requirements, & I am quite happy with it.

i have 9000es and would like to tell you that its CD quality is not that good at all.

it's dry, lifeless and boring.

its SACD is quite qood though.

Kray, if you will spend $1700 Dan (Modwright) will make
the 9000es at least 5k cdp,you will get holographic sound,
pure music,How do I know, I have one,it is the tube stage
the DAC upgrade, the volumec control , that will make all the differrence,I have posted here about this mod.

My stock 9000es sounds really awful (as SACD/CD does not matter) with comparison to old Arcam CD, I would not have courage to put $1700 to make it sound right. I believe that for ($2500 = 900ES+$1700) I can buy cdp far beyond squared(super-extra) modified SONY. There is so much to choose from. But this is belief of discourage owner not a fact.