Yamaha or Cyrus

Yamaha plays SACD, I do not think Cyrus does.

I chose a vintage Sony xa5400es

because: superior in many ways

many/most SACD players down-convert SACD's DSD format to PCM internally, PCM is the same specs as 'redbook' cd, 44k, the Sony does not.

Then it goes to the DAC or multiple DACs. Sony has 6 DACs, and upscales all CDs x 8, then to anti-jitter.

my thread about it here

spinner traverses over fixed dual laser: one cd, one sacd

2010 model: typically 10-12 years old, I see laser assemblies for sale, indicates

a. people want to keep em going.

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prior to that I went thru many players, this beat them all!!!

here's one, make sure you get a remote

https://www.audioasylumtrader.com/ca/listing/SACD-Players/Sony/SCD-XA5400ES/215350

I’ve had the Cyrus CDi for 2 years before a serious upgrade recently. Highly recommended, it has the PRAT of Cyrus but is not as forward as the separate DACs from Cyrus. Highly musical and punches way above its weight. I had used it for a long time as a CD Transport and never had even tried it with its internal DAC. I only recently used it as an integrated CD player. And was very positively suprised and used it since as a stand alone CD player until my upgrade.

And just FYI, I have tried it with the PSX-R2 power supply of my Cyrus Phono Signature, I heard no discernable improvement over the stock unit. However, the addition of an Audioquest NRG-Z3 and then Audioquest Monsoon power cable hugely improved its sound. It’s a CD player that is very sensitive to it, I would recommend trying an aftermarket power cord or two if you pull the trigger.

If you're leaning Yamaha:

Yamaha.

The build quality and audio is top notch.

An absolute tank of a CD player.

Cyrus all the way...love my Cyrus cd t....

@winoguy17 , I picked one of those up this week.

I only have a couple of hours on it, but that is a great deal on a very nice SACD/CD player.

Super pleased so far. When they set their mind to it, Yamaha really can put out a top-notch product. No joke.

Yamaha CD-S2100 can be had under $2000...the CD 1000 for under $1000...I think they are similar but the 2100 better for me...