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  1. Phil A

    2003: The Year of Super Audio?

    Bottom of the line car CD players are under $100 and a DVD player (without screen) can be had at about $200. Sony's high-priced grear right now is a CD/MP3 machine that has a hard drive that pulls out where one can record lots of music and then put it back in the car. Hybrid SACDs can of course...
  2. Phil A

    2003: The Year of Super Audio?

    Lee, I don't think noise levels alone are the reason there are no car SACD players, however, even in the best luxury cars the noise floors are roughly the equivalent of what can get with a cassette deck with Dolby C. With a good home CD recorder that has good A/D converters (e.g. Pioneer Elite...
  3. Phil A

    2003: The Year of Super Audio?

    Unlike past flops (e.g. 'L' Cassette, minidisc) I don't think either format will live or die by car head units. I'm one that has pointed to the noise floor. For use in my cars, I have a Pioneer Elite CD Recorder that is quite good on making CDs for the car from analog sources. Blank CD Media and...
  4. Phil A

    2003: The Year of Super Audio?

    Lee - will definitely post comments when I get it back and break it in. Dan Wright indicated he should finish it up before he leaves for CES and it will take a week to get it back from the West Coast to the East. I have heard good things as well and I can't wait to hear. I've already made a...
  5. Phil A

    2003: The Year of Super Audio?

    Lee, thanks for the info. More SACD would be great. I should have my XA-777ES back from Modwright in about 2 weeks and can't wait to play all my titles again.
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