SACD 5-disk Player Recc's pleaas

xandra · December 2007

Am toying with the idea of getting a 5-disc SACD DVD Player, so far the one that sounds best to me is the Denon DVM-2845CI

http://www.crutchfield.com/App/Product/Item/Main.aspx?search=Denon+DVM%2D2845CI&i=033DVM2845

has anyone seen/tried this?

how testy is it to get SACDs to play at full res if reciever doesn't specifically support (as near as I can tell browsing the manuals, you have to use multichannel to play)

One concern with this unit is that it's still HDMI 1.1 - (my other stuff is v1.3) Is this likely to be a compatability issue?, the only feature of v1.3 I'd be concerned about losing is lip sync adjust - which may or may not be an issue.

Anyone else have a similar unit.

I'd also considered Sony's 400 disc player, but I understand it looses it's memory in a power outage...
http://www.crutchfield.com/App/Product/Item/Main.aspx?i=158CX995V&search=SACD+DVD&tp=170

Comments please.

Danny Tse · December 2007

You can go check out the Sony SCD-CE595 5 disc SACD/CD changer ($150.00) at your local Best Buy. It sounds very good with both CD and SACD, but it's kinda slow in loading and recognizing what type of disc it's playing.

You can play SACD in 2 channel stereo using just your regular analog inputs of your receiver. SACD is a 2 channel format from the very beginning and multi-channel surround sound was added later on to compete with DVD-A. You will get full resolution whether using the analog outputs or HDMI v1.2 or above (assuming your receiver can decode DSD).

Going beyond the Sony, the next rung up the ladder wlll be Sony ES, Marantz, and Yamaha.

AndyGwis · December 2007

any of the Sony ES stuff is really good: SCD-C2000ES, SCD-C222ES, SCD-C333ES, etc.

I would check them out on audiogon, etc. I had the first two and really liked them both.

If you are okay with single disc, I have a PE 45AV that works awesomely well for 2-channel. If you decide you want to upgrade down the road, get a decent DAC for a couple hundred bucks and you're set.

vonnie123 · December 2007

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xandra · December 2007

Danny Tse wrote:

You will get full resolution whether using the analog outputs or HDMI v1.2 or above (assuming your receiver can decode DSD)

My manual says: DSD sources are converted and handled as PCM

Does this mean it decodes DSD, or prostitutes it?

fbwinners · December 2007

I'm very partial to the one below as I own and it's a little costly but well worth the price.

Yamaha DVD-C961 Black Multi Disc DVD Changer
5-Disc DVD-Audio / Super Audio CD Changer

xandra · December 2007

fbwinners wrote:

I'm very partial to [Yamaha DVD-C961] as I own and it's a little costly but well worth the price

I took a look at this - sounds like an excellent reccomendation (was glad to see it does CD-Text since I've burn't many of these)

fb:
How do you have this connected to your Onkyo?

Have you tried with SACD's, DVD-Audio : do you use HDMI, Multichannel, or Dig audio when playing these...?

Have you had any HDMI issues?
in reading about it at crutchfield i noticed the following:
"SACD audio output via HDMI"
then...
"The audio portion of the HDMI output must be turned off if you're using the optical or coaxial digital output. If the HDMI audio output is turned on, the optical and coaxial digital outputs are muted."