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Sony SACD Monsters: Already Obsolete?

I am wondering if their massive SACD-1 and 333 players will be discontinued or reduced now that you can buy the well reviewed DVD/SACD combo for only $1500. Does anyone have any experience with either of these machines? I am willing to pay a bit of a premium for build quality, durability etc but could they really sound that much better? Are there any bargains out there yet?
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massvm
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CW, I believe you will find that the SCD-1, as well as the 777, are already discontinued. There is a thread at the Audio Asylum that highlighted current and future plans based on some press releases.
http://www.audioasylum.com/forums/hirez/bbs.html
To answer Joyfulsound, I don't think that there is one that exists. Could be wrong, but I haven't seen one yet.
massvm
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Gmorris, and others, I stand corrected. Thought I read that, apparently not.

Senility is a tragic thing ... especially at the age of 22. No wait ... that was 1980.
massvm
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Adhesiv, if you're still sticking around, I have a question for you. You seem to have some knowledge on the current info. Concerning the Pioneer SACD/DVD-A, why even bother having an SACD player at all? Is the PCM just for digital out? It doesn't make sense Pioneer would produce an SACD player and not provide analog output from the DSD bitstream. I would liken it to using a telephone to transmit Morse Code.
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