SACD players with optical inputs?

[admin_exported]

Hi all,

Could you help me compile a list of SACD players which also have optical inputs, in order to be able to use the built in DAC for other digital media, please?

Many thanks,

O

 

[Anonymous]

Marants SA-15S2

 

[the record spot]

A list? There are many; mine (below) does, many of Sony's universal Blu-ray players do...I imagine that most carry optical, or failing that, coax too. Was there a particular model or brand that you had in mind?

 

[nads]

A list? There are many; mine (below) does, many of Sony's universal Blu-ray players do...I imagine that most carry optical, or failing that, coax too. Was there a particular model or brand that you had in mind?

Your Marantz SA7001-KI has an Optical INPUT?

it is a bit of a rare beast.

 

[the record spot]

Oops! Doh! :O :roll:

Try again...

Marantz KI Pearl (and Pearl lite), Harman's HD990 CDP (but NOT the HD980). Okay, there's a few!

 

[kevin7.1]

Hope you don't mind me asking here not sure if it would warrant its own thread i just have a quick question.

Am i correct in thinking that SACD and DVD audio are multichannel recordings? If so does that make the minimum kit for playback an av receiver? Is the point of these recordings better than cd quality or immersion into the recording by being put into the middle of a 5 speaker soundfield?

Thanks

Kev.

 

[Anonymous]

Could you help me compile a list of SACD players which also have optical inputs, in order to be able to use the built in DAC for other digital media, please?

Wadia 581i, but its expensive

 

[nads]

Hope you don't mind me asking here not sure if it would warrant its own thread i just have a quick question.

Am i correct in thinking that SACD and DVD audio are multichannel recordings? If so does that make the minimum kit for playback an av receiver? Is the point of these recordings better than cd quality or immersion into the recording by being put into the middle of a 5 speaker soundfield?

Thanks

Kev.

Nope some are 2 channel only. Like RecordSpots Marantz. DVD-A also needs a TV screen.

 

[kevin7.1]

Thanks nads, I just wondered if I am missing out on something like better sound quality, or just the fact that it is multi channel giving a new dimension to the music.

 

[ID.]

Was going to say SA8004, but it is USB only.

Only others that come to mind are pretty pricey (Esoteric, Luxman)

 

[Anonymous]

Yamaha as2000

 

[ID.]

Yamaha as2000

I think that's the amp and AFAIK the Yamaha CD S-2000 doesn't have digital inputs.

 

[Andrew Everard]

I think that's the amp and AFAIK the Yamaha CD S-2000 doesn't have digital inputs.

Neither does the amp.

 

[Anonymous]

Thanks, but from what I can tell, the Harman isn't an SACD player.

O

 

[the record spot]

It's not. I'm doing well today...

 

[ID.]

As far as SACD 2 channel vs surround, I think it is mainly the atmosphere and different mixing that can be done with 5 channels rather than getting better sound quality. In fact, considering the relative performance of similarly priced stereo and multichannel amps, you could be looking at worse sound quality.

 

[ID.]

Thanks, Andrew.

I probably should have been clearer in trying to express that in my post.