Over the years I have had some pretty good hifi gear. I always considered my gear to be semi pro. Certainly there is higher end gear out there. This XA5400ES player is certainly up there in quality. I think it is a steal for the price. Regular CD's sound smooth and airy. Super audio CD's sound spectacular! I still can't get over how good a CD can sound on good gear. I have been listing to way too many of these MP3 recordings for my liking. I also have the Sony STR-DA6400ES receiver and this allows me to connect the XA5400ES via the HDMI link. Simple cabling and superb sound. With the H.A.T.S. feature everything sounds great. If you want a very good CD player at a reasonable price (relative I know), this is it. Cheers, David
I have a collection of selected SACD disk. I want to listen to music - on multichannel technology. Besides this unit perfectly suited for this. This SONY, then there is a guarantee of high quality. We do not sell them. In this case - the price of nothing says. Listen and understand. I wish you all a good and beautiful sound! (((This information is not for snobs)))
Looking forward to receiving that xa 5400 Currently has an xa 3000 es and a receiver da 7100 es which has a wonderful sound along ... But upgrading the reciever that has no analog (DN1070) but only hdmi to multichannel ...... I hope so that the sound is as good as it was on the other .. Looking forward.
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Better than 5 stars this unit is a powerful statement, by sony that the standard has been set and know one should have any doubts that Sony is king period. After 33 years and 36 cd players the Bucks stop here. Now maybe too late for the train has left the station but if you get one do what I did get it now history will thank you.
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