Yamaha or Cyrus


Looking for a new CD player. I've narrowed it down to the Yamaha CD 1000 and the Cyrus CD i. Any feedback on either would be appreciated. Have been listening to albums mostly these days, but want to pick up a good deck under 2K 

Music i listen to: Jazz, Classical, Rock. 

doyle3433

Showing 1 response by elliottbnewcombjr

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