SACD Player choice; Yamaha CD-S1000 or Denon DCD-1600NE (1 Viewer)

[henry001]

Dear everybody
I appreciate if somebody could help me in the choice of above CD player.
I can not choose which one to go with. Which one has native DSD A/D conversion and which one is better in terms of sound quality and overall product?

 

[DaleG]

This may be a bit late in coming. I initially bought the Denon and was impressed with it’s detailed bold sound but that was short lived. I returned it and bought the venerable Yamaha. There is a reason Yamaha has kept this player in its lineup for over 10 years. It sounds “natural”. May not be the last word in detail and dynamics, but I doubt you will ever get tired of listening to it as is the case with more forward sounding players. It’s all a matter of preference. Hope this helps.