Good Blue Ray / SACD Player?

kevhed72
kevhed72 Posts: 5,157
edited December 2010 in Electronics
We may need a 2nd Blue Ray player in our household after my man-cave theater is finished. I see an opportunity to get into SACDs. Does one of these exist for under 500ish? Pioneer, Oppo, or Sony possibly?
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  • Erik Tracy
    Erik Tracy Posts: 4,673
    edited December 2010
    kevhed72 wrote: »
    We may need a 2nd Blue Ray player in our household after my man-cave theater is finished. I see an opportunity to get into SACDs. Does one of these exist for under 500ish? Pioneer, Oppo, or Sony possibly?

    What kind of setup are you planning/needing for the 2nd player? HDMI only, multichannel analog, 2-channel only?

    H9: If you don't trust what you are hearing, then maybe you need to be less invested in a hobby which all the pleasure comes from listening to music.
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  • Glowrdr
    Glowrdr Posts: 1,103
    edited December 2010
    kevhed72 wrote: »
    We may need a 2nd Blue Ray player in our household after my man-cave theater is finished. I see an opportunity to get into SACDs. Does one of these exist for under 500ish? Pioneer, Oppo, or Sony possibly?

    I think this is very possible. The Oppo will be more than adequate, and its running at $499 (can be found cheaper though)

    You can probably find something for half that price, but that depends on what setup you've got and what you will find as "important" for your mancave
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  • tonyb
    tonyb Posts: 33,077
    edited December 2010
    Personally, the oppo is probably your best bet for an all in one solution to your needs in that price range.
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  • rdb2001
    rdb2001 Posts: 791
    edited December 2010
    Sony's newer lines play sacd's also. I don't know the playback quality though but you can find them for less than half the price of the Oppo. Look at the 70 series sony bluray players. 470,50,770 etc.
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  • kevhed72
    kevhed72 Posts: 5,157
    edited December 2010
    Erik Tracy wrote: »
    What kind of setup are you planning/needing for the 2nd player? HDMI only, multichannel analog, 2-channel only?

    I guess HDMI to my AVR and then 2 channel to my pre for SACD palyback...if I understood your q correctly. I think running it to my AVR for SACD palyback would defeat the purpose.
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  • kevhed72
    kevhed72 Posts: 5,157
    edited December 2010
    rdb2001 wrote: »
    Sony's newer lines play sacd's also. I don't know the playback quality though but you can find them for less than half the price of the Oppo. Look at the 70 series sony bluray players. 470,50,770 etc.

    Interesting...I think I would rather spend closer to the 500 limit if it meant getting a better quality SACD player out of it. How does the Oppo compare in Blue Ray performance vs. say my current S-350?
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  • Glowrdr
    Glowrdr Posts: 1,103
    edited December 2010
    kevhed72 wrote: »
    Interesting...I think I would rather spend closer to the 500 limit if it meant getting a better quality SACD player out of it. How does the Oppo compare in Blue Ray performance vs. say my current S-350?

    Strictly speaking BR picture quality- There isn't much difference between a $60 Wal-Mart special, or a $4000 custom carved player made from wood.

    You're paying for audio and upconversion (which neither I can really give any true to life examples on, since the Oppo is my first BRP)
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    Pioneer Elite SC-37
    Polk Monitor 70's (2)
    Polk Monitor 40's (4)
    Polk Monitor CS2
    Polk DSW Pro 660wi
    Oppo BDP-93
    Squeezebox Duet
    Belkin PureAV PF60
    Dish Network "The Hoppa"
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  • acmf74
    acmf74 Posts: 937
    edited December 2010
    I have the S-570 and the PQ on Blu-Rays are very good. In regards to the SACD it does well too but I'm sure there are plenty better players SACD out there.
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