Played a CD tonight.

BlueFox
BlueFox Posts: 15,251
edited July 2016 in 2 Channel Audio
I hooked my SACD player (Sony XA-5400ES) back up to my two channel system, after around a year or so of inactivity, and I am now playing a CD. How quaint, but it does sound good. I decided to return to my old procedure of playing a CD before ripping it, and then just ripping the songs I like versus the whole CD.

The biggest issue having the SACD player back in the rack is that it is black, and everything else is silver.
Lumin X1 file player, Westminster Labs interconnect cable
Sony XA-5400ES SACD; Pass XP-22 pre; X600.5 amps
Magico S5 MKII Mcast Rose speakers; SPOD spikes

Shunyata Triton v3/Typhon QR on source, Denali 2000 (2) on amps
Shunyata Sigma XLR analog ICs, Sigma speaker cables
Shunyata Sigma HC (2), Sigma Analog, Sigma Digital, Z Anaconda (3) power cables

Mapleshade Samson V.3 four shelf solid maple rack, Micropoint brass footers
Three 20 amp circuits.
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  • rpf65
    rpf65 Posts: 2,127
    Think ACE Hardware carries silver paint.
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  • motorstereo
    motorstereo Posts: 2,133
    Sounds like a good reason to get matching black components with glass faceplates and blue meters.
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  • voltz
    voltz Posts: 5,384
    I bought my Vincent preamp & amp in black, mainly because I knew the only SACD I found in my price range was only in black.

    I still play more Vinyl & SACD/CD's then digital for now.
    2 ch- Polk CRS+ * Vincent SA-31MK Preamp * Vincent Sp-331 Amp * Marantz SA8005 SACD * Project Xperience Classic TT * Sumiko Blue Point #2 MC cartridge

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  • headrott
    headrott Posts: 5,496
    SACD/CD is a good source (of course depending on your transport/DAC/player). Reel-To-Reel is also a very good source.

    IMO, even the best server/computer sourced audio sounds inferior to each of the above. Maybe I am too "old school" though.....

    Glad you actually played an album from the original source @BlueFox. Enjoy!
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  • tophatjohnny
    tophatjohnny Posts: 4,182
    I haven't played a cd in so long, and don't know that I ever will?? With over 7000 albums (and forever growing) on my NAS, it has spoiled me rotten with not only the ease of access to the library but the crazy great quality of the upsampled rips. Amazing. Someday I may add a nice cd player but no plans on it as of now.
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  • [Deleted User]
    [Deleted User] Posts: 342
    edited July 2016
    Nice move Bud, the Sony XA-5400ES is a great value package as is, but is a giant killer with all of Dan Wright's latest mods. I'm the same with component color matching. All of my components have a silver face (except my Oppo 103 which is black, as I didn't like the silver color on Oppo).

    I enjoy collecting cd's as well as interacting with them, reading the artist's liner notes etc. I realise at some point my cd collection will outgrow my racks, then it will be time to buy a server transport and start archiving my collection. But until then, i'll keep spinning silver discs ;).
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  • dromunds
    dromunds Posts: 10,009
    Bud, glad to hear you hooked the Sony XA-5400SE back up. I continue to enjoy the one you sold me, its an absolute pleasure to listen to SACDs.
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  • BlueFox
    BlueFox Posts: 15,251
    Dromunds, glad you are enjoying it. Even though they have been out of production for a few years, the used market is still commanding a good price for even the stock players.
    Lumin X1 file player, Westminster Labs interconnect cable
    Sony XA-5400ES SACD; Pass XP-22 pre; X600.5 amps
    Magico S5 MKII Mcast Rose speakers; SPOD spikes

    Shunyata Triton v3/Typhon QR on source, Denali 2000 (2) on amps
    Shunyata Sigma XLR analog ICs, Sigma speaker cables
    Shunyata Sigma HC (2), Sigma Analog, Sigma Digital, Z Anaconda (3) power cables

    Mapleshade Samson V.3 four shelf solid maple rack, Micropoint brass footers
    Three 20 amp circuits.
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