In Reply to: Don't you just hate it? posted by racerguy on September 13, 2005 at 12:39:17:
I was thinking about this player when the first reviews were so very positive. I really like my SCD-1, but it is getting a little long in tooth - over 5 years old now, and it just seems that, even in the limited SACD player market, something must be around that can exceed the very first player design. There is the Meitner of course, but it's 2 boxes, no room for that, plus it's expensive and I have this real reluctance to spend money on 4 channels that will never be used. The stereo-only one-box Ayre makes a lot more sense. Haven't heard it, but if it were easily available I'd probably buy it unheard based on reviews. The other thing I've been thinking about was just getting a very good CD player and relegating SCD-1 to SACD use only, since I am convinced that I can get considerably better out of redbook CD than I am getting. The Ayre apparently brings great CD sound to the table, and that is very important to me, as that is still my primary format. As far as what to do with the SCD-1, backup for when the Ayre breaks down? I already have an Audio Research CD player as backup for when the SCD-1 breaks down. It's dumb to have so many backups, but I hate to sell these products for pennies on the dollar.
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Follow Ups
- Re: Don't you just hate it? - tunenut 13:15:19 09/13/05 (2)
- Painful decisions - racerguy 16:59:36 09/13/05 (1)
- you are right - tunenut 18:23:48 09/13/05 (0)