February 9, 200917 yr comment_204621 Just for your info I got the newest HFN this morning and there is a review of the Sony. I just glanced through it but they quite liked it and the measured performance is very good indeed. Report
February 9, 200917 yr comment_204635 I might have to check out the 5400ES based on your praise KG. I will likely buy it used on Audiogon for some discount. The last one went for around $800. Report
February 9, 200917 yr comment_204638 Thats probably what I will do, its just that I think alot of the twenty-somethings here at HC are used to computer-based playback, and disc-only based playback is such a fundamentally abstract concept in some ways. I wouldn't call it a deal breaker, especially at the price, and when you consider the prices Emm Labs charges for their special DACs & algorithms and whatnot. I'd still call it a no-brainer, I think. I'm trying to think of a reason not to get two of these, to use one in the office. It's not fundementally abstract for me but I certainly prefer to be able to switch albums at the drop of a hat. I await the sony processor with digital in. This could prove to an amazing setup for a relatively low price? Report
February 9, 200917 yr comment_204641 It's not fundementally abstract for me but I certainly prefer to be able to switch albums at the drop of a hat. I await the sony processor with digital in. This could prove to an amazing setup for a relatively low price? Sony with digital in? It took year for them to adopt the MP3 format. I don't think they will have such player any time soon. Report
February 9, 200917 yr comment_204642 Sony with digital in? It took year for them to adopt the MP3 format. I don't think they will have such player any time soon. Processor/Pre-amp.... Report
February 9, 200917 yr comment_204652 I think alot of the twenty-somethings here at HC are used to computer-based playback, and disc-only based playback is such a fundamentally abstract concept in some ways. Dude, I'm nearly a forty-something and I'm never going back to physical media for music storage. OK, maybe vinyl someday, but that's a different story. Edited February 9, 200917 yr by grawk Report
February 9, 200917 yr comment_204654 My goal is to eventually digitize all my vinyl too. My music listening opened up hugely once I got itunes. I listen to more of my music more often now than at any point in my life. Random is awesome. I can still listen to cds and lps when I feel the urge, but being able to just hit party shuffle and go is a godsend. And I'm going to be 39 in 2 weeks. (Sorry about editting the wrong post before) Edited February 9, 200917 yr by grawk Report
February 9, 200917 yr comment_204655 Thats what I meant by abstract; that digital is so convenient/quick, why would one go back to one disc at a time. Report
February 9, 200917 yr comment_204658 Did you just refer to yourself in the 3rd person? oh never mind Report
February 9, 200917 yr comment_204683 Dude, I'm nearly a forty-something and I'm never going back to physical media for music storage. OK, maybe vinyl someday, but that's a different story. I love my HDD based system, which makes me all the more irritated that there is still no standard delivery system for high-res digital music that can be transferred to and integrated with a HDD system. Report
February 9, 200917 yr comment_204686 Thats what I meant by abstract; that digital is so convenient/quick, why would one go back to one disc at a time. When your CD/SACD players are so freaking awesome? My exemplar 5910 just sounds so darn good that's all and I need to invest into $$$ in order to surpass the sound of my 5910. I use and love my L3000+DHA3000 playing FLACs or Waves at work though. Report
February 9, 200917 yr comment_204688 Well I'm 52 and the HDD based music system has fundamentally changed the way I listen to music, and for the better IMO. Burning disks is not an option anymore. I want to be able to take my entire music collection with me when I travel and i want to be able to listen when I have the small segments of free time I now have. I still rip almost all of my music from CD's, but the CD's themselves are not really used after that. The pre-pro is a good idea and it is what I use in my HT set-up. I do not have a problem using a pre-pro in my 2-channel setup, but at that point I might as well just buy a DAC. If it is not a Sony then so be it. Report
February 9, 200917 yr comment_204689 I love my HDD based system, which makes me all the more irritated that there is still no standard delivery system for high-res digital music that can be transferred to and integrated with a HDD system. x2 on that. But it is coming. Report
February 10, 200917 yr comment_205042 Endgadget post a few (crappy) photos of the STR-DA6400ES and STR-DA5400ES receivers a while back. The port density of modern HT receivers makes me cringe. Report
February 10, 200917 yr comment_205089 I've seen less connectors on a studio ptchboard! Holy shit.. Report
February 10, 200917 yr comment_205105 At least they've got rid of the stupid fucking s-video jacks that are still wasting space on many current-gen receivers and processors -- including the back panel of my dreams. Report
February 10, 200917 yr comment_205108 At least they've got rid of the stupid fucking s-video jacks that are still wasting space on many current-gen receivers and processors But Dreamcast + S Video Report
February 10, 200917 yr comment_205117 I'd like to see a picture of that fully populated with wires Report
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