ben_campbell

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SACD 2 channel vs Redbook 2 Channel
Rsbeck any chance if I ever make it to the States getting invited up to your place to hear your rig?I think enough has been written,the thread is here for Audiogoners to read and come to their own conclusions.Happy listening! 
SACD 2 channel vs Redbook 2 Channel
Rsbeck I find it incredible you can read that post again pick out two parts that aren't questions and completely miss the first part of the post.I'll try to be clear these were the questions you haven't answered.Did we know the original posters bu... 
SACD my thoughts at this time.....................
Of course I meant obsession...why'd they take away that edit function I liked that. 
SACD my thoughts at this time.....................
Ears-I think you misunderstood my point on SACD software availability in terms of being able to buy it-this was not an issue at all-I bought somewhere in the region of a dozen SACD only discs.Ok let me put it another way shouldn't Sony or whoever ... 
SACD my thoughts at this time.....................
I've enjoyed the comments so far,thanks.I particularly enjoyed Nrchy's comments because he clearly disagrees with much of what I had to say but has stuck to the broader issues and done it in an adult,respectful manner.This is what debate should be... 
SACD 2 channel vs Redbook 2 Channel
Needless to say Rsbeck as usual you avoid the specific points I made.I think my last post and your reply speak for themselves. 
SACD 2 channel vs Redbook 2 Channel
There's no wonder in it Rsbeck-I made the consideration that the original poster may not have more than $1500 to spend on a SACD player-if you read my original reply it should make sense.Can you state that SACD is superior at that price limit?We s... 
SACD 2 channel vs Redbook 2 Channel
Rsbeck really this is boring,I'm trying to get out of this debate but what you've written is not correct on a number of issues.I only wanted Matchstikman to hear of other experiences,which at least two other members have agreed with in general ter... 
SACD 2 channel vs Redbook 2 Channel
Rsbeck-really my final words this time.If you see a theme fine,if I was sure I could have bought a SACD player that gave me the Redbook playback quality of the Ayre-I would have bought it and hopefully got the benefits of SACD a machine of that qu... 
SACD 2 channel vs Redbook 2 Channel
Ears-just for the record the only comparison I do between Redbook and SACD is on the Sony.Which I find surprising.Comparisons with the Ayre would be largely pointless due to the obvious price difference. 
SACD 2 channel vs Redbook 2 Channel
I guess your sore Rsbeck because you are the guy who has admitted some Redbook layers sounded better than SACD on the same disc.You are pretty close on my experience but not exactly right.I won't bore everybody with the details.Part of your proble... 
SACD 2 channel vs Redbook 2 Channel
Ears you will find one of the biggest SACD's supporters on these forums admit that some of The Stones discs sound better on the redbook layer of the SACD hybrids.He has the state of the art SACD set up.This of course doesn't disprove the overall t... 
SACD 2 channel vs Redbook 2 Channel
Matchstikman you really need to try and demo a SACD player in your own system.As regards the software SACD has a large slant towards Jazz and Classical-there are a few new rock/pop/alternative releases but not many.Of course there are quite a few ... 
SACD 2 channel vs Redbook 2 Channel
Socrates it is a nonsense to both say I am the only dissenting voice and that I am anti-SACD.Try a search on the subject and see what it throws up.Even better still try and work out the extensive amount of SACD players and software available 2nd h... 
SACD 2 channel vs Redbook 2 Channel
Perhaps it would have been prudent to ask Matchstikman his budget and his system.There are others who think based on what they've heard on SACD that it DOESN'T make a very big difference on playback quality at all especially down at the entry leve...