Nice in depth review and really enjoyed the comparisons.
Two comments:
1) If the Blu-ray player is only being used as a digital transport, isn't the hardware difference removed from the equation?
2) The 5.1 SACD of The Downward Spiral is light years different than the CD, the two aren't even comparable regardless of sweet spot. The 5.1 mix from Trent and James Brown is the way this disc was meant to be heard and two channel reproduction will never sound like this. The only reason I haven't hocked my CD, is Trent signed the cover for me when I was DJ'ing in Toronto at The Opera House the night before the December 1st, 1994 show at Maple Leaf Gardens.
