Some have complained about the sound quality of the "Getz/Gilberto" SACD, but I love it too! Very smooth, yet warm and lush... I just love this disc. And if you don't have their "Ella and Louis" release, I'd recommend that one, too!
I was advised that the Red Book playback was rather significantly improved on the 555ES, and so that was a big reason why I purchased that model. But I've never had the opportunity to compare it against a 222 (or an excellent Rotel CD player like yours), so it's all hearsay from here! As for...
Damn. It looks like I'll have to go online for the Isaac Hayes SACD - not at the Harvard Sq. Tower either!
(And I think Keith and Mike doth protest too much - you guys had better not be listening to "Hot Buttered Soul" right now!) ;)
Today, I only picked up "Ella and Louis", Sonny Rollin's...
Justin, have you got a TOWER RECORDS nearby? 25%-off everything, including SACDs, through Monday.
I picked up an armload at the Boylston St. location yesterday, and am taking the bus to Harvard Sq. to pick the bins of that one in a few minutes... if you happen to see Isaac Hayes' "Hot Buttered...
Justin, the very same calculus landed a C555ES (the Oade Bros. last C555ES, no less) in my house!
After also upgrading my receiver and then my speakers over the course of the last year, I can honestly say that the addition of the SACD player was the biggest, most revolutionary upgrade of all...