Hello friends, I happened to snag a Denon DVD 2900 SACD CD player for $149.00. The unit is several years old, but the seller swears that it's a top performer.I have not ventured into the realm of SACD because of the format war between SACD and HDCD. Looks like SACD won the format war, but I was wondering what you audiophiles thought. Since I already have a great Blue Ray player that I am satidfied with, I was wondering about the the Denon DVD 2900 as a sole music producer in stereo and SACD multi channel modes. Looks like there are several SACD lables out there, as well as the hybrids. (Chesky, Telarc, blue note).
I was wondering two things:
1. Do I connect the player with the 5 channel analog feature? or
2. Is the Toslink (optical) connection the best for accurate reproduction? I am connecting this to my Denon AVR 5800.
I have already ordered a few TELARC SACD recordings from John Williams (star wars trilogy) as well as a few others fom Peter Griffin. I ordered the Pink Foyd "dark side of the moon" SACD as well as a few other recordings from Mahler, Grieg and Masorski (the planets). What is the purest most flexible connection I can make? I don't want to get reproduction CDs, but rather SACDs that are supposed to turn my listening habits up side down. Player is due in on Saturday 5 November. So where do I start? I have read the critic's opinions, but on the other hand, I am not getting paid to like they are, so the best critics would be you.
Your thoughts?
Thanks, Dwayne
Thanks for the info....Dwayne