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If SACD, DVD-A is the nirvana of playback in the audio world, what argument will the golden ear crowd have to quantify/qualify spending more than $49.00 for a player.
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That's an easy one. For $49 you can not have a low jitter transport and good quality power supplies, assuming even that the DACs drop in price. I think $150-200 for a decent universal is all you will be able to see for the next 2-3 years, tops.
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If the spec for SACD/DVD-A capable equipment is at such a high level if fidelity, how could you tell the difference between players?
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The amount of jitter (time-based distortion) and the quality of the audio circuits and implementation design make a big difference just like on any audio source whether redbook CD or turntable.
With a decent system a decent SACD player should sound amazing compared to redbook regardless of brand, due to the higher sampling. But you can still have people like Richard Kern or Allen Wright modify the system for improvements. They upgrade the system clock to a SuperClock, put in new capacitors, work on the power supply, etc. There are always improvements to do...that's part of the fun.
