Sony XA-5400ES

[Dusty Chalk]

Dumb question but is there any degradation in quality when you do that as opposed to factory-pressed CD?

Depending on the disk, you could get an increase in quality (for example, if there are fewer bad sectors, it could result in less jitter). Minor, but...there ya go.

[pussywillow]

any further impressions from j-bone or anyone else who has picked one up? great write-up in Stereophile this month.

[atothex]

Man, if that thing had digital ins, everyone here would have one already... =(

[Hopstretch]

Man, if that thing had digital ins, everyone here would have one already... =(

A-fucking-men.

Justin's one sounded killer at the NJ meet.

[pussywillow]

A-fucking-men.

Justin's one sounded killer at the NJ meet.

that's high praise if it was feeding the BHSE and O2.

[jinp6301]

A-fucking-men.

Justin's one sounded killer at the NY meet.

FIFY (unless there was a NJ meet that I didnt go to)

and this was one of the best, if not the best, sources at the meet.

[Hopstretch]

Sorry, I'm not from around here.

[Voltron]

Sorry, I'm not from around here.

Here? I'm here and you're not here. Unless there's a here I didn't go to.

[Hopstretch]

Here? I'm here and you're not here. Unless there's a here I didn't go to.

Here hare here.

[Voltron]

Here hare here.

Looks more like

hear, hare, hear.

[deepak]

Man, if that thing had digital ins, everyone here would have one already... =(

Nope I wouldn't.

Sony + moving parts = you're gonna get fucked.

[aardvark baguette]

The USB would still work though.

[morphsci]

Nope I wouldn't.

Sony + moving parts = you're gonna get fucked.

Exactly why digital inputs are a necessity.

[AlanY]

One of the posters on AudioCircle claims the XA-5500ES will be out around October. Maybe it will have a digital input.

[Hopstretch]

I would buy that for a dollar!

[pussywillow]

Alan, is that another SACD player?

[morphsci]

One of the posters on AudioCircle claims the XA-5500ES will be out around October. Maybe it will have a digital input.

Or going by past experience it will be a dumbed-down version of the XA-5400ES.

[AlanY]

Alan, is that another SACD player?

No idea. The guy only posted that he heard from a Sony rep that the 5500ES is coming in October.

[Dusty Chalk]

Hey may have been confused -- there is supposed to be a corresponding receiver coming out soon, perhaps that was meant?

[humanflyz]

Hey may have been confused -- there is supposed to be a corresponding receiver coming out soon, perhaps that was meant?

I think this is it: STR-DA5400ES | ES Series Home Theater A/V Receiver (7.1-channel) | Sony | SonyStyle USA

At least according to the naming system.