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CD players = dead?
Good  SACD/CD/BD  player cheaper than ever  Sony UBP -1000ES sounds just as good as my Sony XA5400ES.   
Amplifiers:A Keeper for Life. Do you know of one ?
Unfortunately the perfect amplifier does not exist like everything else ,, however the best for the price I have found is the New Quad QSP but it does not like being switched off directly from a wall socket in the UK unlike any other amp that I ha... 
Electrocompaniet ECI-5 MK2?
I have found this amplifier to be a waste of time,it is unreliable and has the most stupid standby system of any amplifier. see comments on Audio Asylum SHADY 
Review: RAM Modified Marantz SA-7S1 CD Player
I would be interested to know how much the RAM mods to the SA7-S1 cost and can the Sony XA5400ES be similarly improved and at what cost ? 
Review: Sony SCD-XA5400ES CD Player
Good for you, 
Review: Sony SCD-XA5400ES CD Player
The XA5400ES sounds best via HDMI into the Sony DA6400ES receiver with H.A.T.S. enabled for lowest jitter. Some with more money than commonsense are spending more than the cost of this player to fit it with antique tubes, & external power supp... 
Review: Sony SCD-XA5400ES CD Player
Good for you 
Review: Sony SCD-XA5400ES CD Player
Tube designs have their followers, nostalgia and a belief by many that the tube sound is in some way better because it gives a warmer presentation; at the end of the day personal preferences will always apply, but for those of us who over many yea... 
Review: Sony SCD-XA5400ES CD Player
Vacuum Tubes have far more distortion than transistors and are prone to deterioation I am referring to Audio use not medical equipment . 
Review: Sony SCD-XA5400ES CD Player
Dave B is not correct especially if you are into MCH SACD furthermore the Sony DA6400ES/5400ES have a D.L.L program that improves the sound of early RB CD's, the Sony's have an excellent phono stage stage & FM tuner used bi-amped IMO the sound... 
Review: Sony SCD-XA5400ES CD Player
YES the SONY XA5400ES must be used with a matching receiver incorporating H.A.T.S. technology & HDMI for absolute best results,for both RB CD & SACDDA6400ES in US & UK & 5400ES in UK . This gives the lowest tested published jitter. 
Review: Sony SCD-XA5400ES CD Player
How can adding distortion (tubes) improve the sound ? 
Review: Sony SCD-XA5400ES CD Player
XA5400ES is an excellent player best value on the market it sounds best via HDMI into Sony DA6400ES/5400ES receivers via HDMI with HATS enabled for lowest published jitter and bi-amp the receiver for sound equal to High End separates.Thers is no s... 
The best CD Player for the money
IMO the only player worth the money today is the outstanding Sony XA5400ES Stereophile Class A+ 
Is BCD-1 hands down better than Sony XA5400es
IMO the Sony XA5400ES contrary to the Techradar review is a better SACD player than with RB CD although the latter is also very good. The best performance comes from using it with its matching DA6400/5400ES receiver with H.A.T.S. enabled for lowes...