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Yeah, I would..........

I've seen and her that Ayre and I concur that it's a darn great player.

Also, I have heard the Esoteric UX-1 and APL NWO re-engineer of it and was stunned at how much, (I thought), better the APL based UX-1 was to my AKM Denon APL, and to the stock UX-1.

This was probably due to the fact that the AKM DACs, output tubes, AND the amazing transport...

My point is this, (and the answer could be quite relevant), with the best implementations of redbook, like Zanden and Esoteric, and Audio Aero, doesn't it make SACD less relevant? My opinion is that these designers working today, - and I certainly include Mr. Hansen in that group, - have really IMPROVED redbook playback performance to such an extent, that unless SACD is tossed into the mix as an afterthought, - it's not that much better to make it worth paying for...


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