Sony SCD-XA5400ES SACD player showcased at CEDIA
September 5, 2008 | Filed under Electronics, Home Audio
You would have thought that Sony would have been preoccupied with current events, such as their loss in profits or their Vaio laptop recall, but that still has not stopped them from showcasing a new SACD player at CEDIA 2008.
The Sony SCD-XA5400ES SACD player will cost $1,500 price once released, but I have to wonder if people will ever purchase one of these things. So is it worth the hefty price tag I hear you ask.
The Sony SCD-XA5400ES SACD player has a 5 disc carousel; the home audio device also has 2.ch and multi-channel super audio CD playback quality. The connections at the rear are gold plated for better quality.
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The SCD-XA5400ES looks like a regurgitated 9000ES albeit with HDMI. Despite a rave review in Hi-Fi News the 9000ES sounded very poor for the rip-off price of £2500 charged in the UK. The 5400ES is only $1200 in the US but far more expensive in England the treasure Island for car electronic & designer clothing manufacturers.
The SCD-XA9000, €3000 ,SOUNDS NEARLY LIKE the world best digital audio sistem: the dCS sacd transport + dac , that costs more than 30.000,00 EURO
I tested myself that Sony SCD-XA9000ES sounds really analog and natural with SACD as well with CD,
and the new ,balanced outputs added this time, Sony SCD-XA5400ES only can sound better than XA9000 !!!!
and for about 1500 euro ONLY !!!
I can´t wait for buy my SCD XA5400ES, guy
It will be interesting to read the review of the Sony XA5400ES in December Hi-Fi Choice. I did not agree with their review of the Marantz SA-7 S1 which fortunately I was able to sell on with no loss this time possibly due to all the inaccurate rave reviews. SACD is only worthwhile in multi-channel surround sound.and I am trying to find a receiver that does not internally convert DSD to PCM
G.Bearman
The Hi-Fi Choice review of the SCD-XA5400ES was totally useless as its stupid policy is to downplay surround sound due to objections from its 2 channel only readers who Alan Sircom says threaten to cancel subscriptions. the only reason to buy this Sony product that has the worst PR for Consumers in the Industry, they issue blatant misleading technical information e.g. The STR-DA 5400ES receiver uses the full resolution of the DSD signal (32 bit) from input filtering through to processing the signal, then and only then does the amplifier at the final stage convert to PCM. This way you can ensure the full resolution of the DSD signal can be fully utilised.