Which Sony: SCD-1, XA777ES or XA9000ES?

IYHO, which Sony is better for 2 channel and what makes it better?

Thanks,

akaddict02-26-2004 5:59pm

rrroberts Details Discussions Posts This discussion Message User 21 posts 02-27-2004 at 03:40am Copy Comment URL Report Comment Edit Delete Well I will put a different twist on this one...I have not had a SCD-1 in my system so I will only talk about the other two...I had an XA777 and loved it on SACD but did not care for it's redbook performance...it seemed a bit harsh and edgy to me...I prefered my XA7ES and used them jointly depending on CD or SACD...both were stolen in Dec. so I replaced them with the XA9000ES and, although I have not had the 777 and 9000 at the same time, I think the 9000 on redbook is superior to the XA7ES on redbook and even smoother and more musical via my memory than the 777...