Do SACD player start up slower

All of the following 4 units have spent auditoning time in my rack. My SCD-1 was the slow......est for the TOS to load, you could watch the leaves on the tree's go thru a change color before the first track would play! The Sony scd-333/555 5 disc changers are the fastest of the Sony ES Sacd stable. The Philips Sacd-1000 was the fastest, yet sound quality wise it wasn't up to par w/ the Sony's.

I just timed my sony XA777es for you. With tray open it took 2 seconds for the tray to close and 10 more seconds for play to begin.

My SCD-1 is located across the listening room. The long delay gives me time to walk back to the couch, sit down, take a sip from my glass of wine and relax before the music starts. Perfect! Much better than playing an LP, when the music always starts while I'm still on the run.

I could'nt agree more Jackcob. It's pride of ownership and knowing you own one of the best transports on the market. Gary.

I agree with Jackcob! The loading and scanning of the 777 is just enough time to get to the audio "sweet-spot", sip a wee dram of the malt, and prepare to listen to some good tunes!