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Why is Sony Digital sound more like vinyl?

I have had Levinson, BAT, ARC, Wadia, Meridian, Denon etc...players..and the top ones, yet when I purchased a Sony scd-XA777Es I was touched in a way none of the others could! The one thing in common with the other gear was Burr Brown DAC's. Also, I have come to believe that RCA (single ended)connections are more musical. Most of my gear has been balanced...when I went all single ended...ah!!!...music like when audio was new!! Lastly, I have found that if CD playback levels on a preamp rise quikly with low volume settings...musicality and low level detail is lost. Perhaps others out there in Audiogon land have pondered my musings...or maybe I've got way to much time on my hands!!
dave_b

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audiobugged
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Dave, I'm having too much of a Blonde moment right now to touch this! However this will be one of todays more interesting threads with depth? This may sound like a post for the Audio Guru Professor Slappy to take a wack at?

Till we get to the bottom of this Please Do Not listen to the group "Divinyls" self-titled Cd with the song "I Touch Myself", while your so touched by Sony's Digi-Vinyl type sound. Otherwise you may have more on your hands than just time?
audiobugged
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Sjh32, BigKidz is running a Audio Logic Tube Dac.
audiobugged
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The RCA Living Stereo Sacd, did strike my interest are they any better than the Jvc XRCD's?
audiobugged
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Dave, so now how's the Sony holding up to the ML No.390S?
audiobugged
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I'm glad Mark still supported HDCD on his latest player. Even though considered a dead format, I'm quite fond of it. I was suprized the Denon included HDCD processing on their new AVR-5805 10 channel receiver. Classe is still offering HDCD on their new redbook player, however they have elected not to offer a SACD unit for 2005. Wonder if Classe knows something about the future of SACD???
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