I need to get my hands on an affordable unit that plays SACD. But as I'm researching, I keep running into things that I don't quite understand or that I'm unsure of:
1) I have a nice (modern) Denon AV receiver with multiple HDMI in's. So I use HDMI connections for everything. Do only the newer SACD players have HDMI out?
2). I keep seeing information about the DSD signal being converted to PCM. Will that affect me? If so, why and how?
3). There seems to be a remarkable amount of standalone SACD players that are no longer manufactured/supported - except the ones that cost a grand or more (no thanks!). And the Oppo's are only affordable (for me) if they're used. Can anyone suggest a model that isn't insanely expensive? Ideally, I'd like to find a used Oppo that handles all the file formats that I use - but I'd settle for a standalone SACD player that ranges from $200-300.
Between my PS3 and my kdLinks media player, I can play everything - except SACD. So I can't justify dropping $1500 just to be able to play them.
Thanks for any help/suggestions.
1) I have a nice (modern) Denon AV receiver with multiple HDMI in's. So I use HDMI connections for everything. Do only the newer SACD players have HDMI out?
2). I keep seeing information about the DSD signal being converted to PCM. Will that affect me? If so, why and how?
3). There seems to be a remarkable amount of standalone SACD players that are no longer manufactured/supported - except the ones that cost a grand or more (no thanks!). And the Oppo's are only affordable (for me) if they're used. Can anyone suggest a model that isn't insanely expensive? Ideally, I'd like to find a used Oppo that handles all the file formats that I use - but I'd settle for a standalone SACD player that ranges from $200-300.
Between my PS3 and my kdLinks media player, I can play everything - except SACD. So I can't justify dropping $1500 just to be able to play them.
Thanks for any help/suggestions.