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$22.05

Better than the previous high-end Sony SACD, the XA9000ES ; Incumbent in more ways than one... (techradar.com)

Krystallklar lyd ; Gjennomsiktig og luftig lydbilde ; Gunstig priset (lydogbilde.no)

alaTest Review Summary for Sony SCD-XA5400ES

We have collected and analyzed 2 expert reviews and 83 user reviews from international sources. Experts rate this product 90/100 and users rate it 87/100. The average review date is December 23, 2008. We have compared these reviews to 9329 reviews from other CD Players. The alaScore™ for this product is 92/100 = Excellent. Last update: November 21, 2009.

alaSCORE 92

920100

85 reviews

November, 2009

90 / 100

2 Experts

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87 / 100

83 Users

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from $22.05

Expert Reviews (2)

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Sony SCD-XA5400ES

By (techradar.com)

Overall the Sony SCD-XA5400ES is a sophisticated and promising package

Better than the previous high-end Sony SACD, the XA9000ES ; Incumbent in more ways than one ; Nice price

Not MP3 compliant ; Only access to multichannel operation is via an external HDMI equipped multichannel D/A converter

Even with HATS, the HDMI output is still compatible with the HDMI inputs on other equipment. But full-on DSD with HATS requires a compatible receiver/decoder, such as is fitted to the Sony STR-DA5400ES. The lower-end Sony STR-DA2400 decimates DSD to ...

Rating

80100

techradar.com
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Sony SCD-XA5400ES

By Lyd & Bilde (lydogbilde.no)

US Note: This is an automatic translation. The text can differ from the original review.

The ancestor of the CD format has many serious high-end CD players on his conscience. Many of them were in their time among the best you could play CDs, but far from the most expensive. Aller gjevest was Sony's solid and expensive ES-players, who in r...

Sony's latest ES-play is unique not only because of the audio transmission through HDMI, but because it brings high-end down in a price range where we are not spoiled with such a high quality audio in two channels. Sony player also deserves better amp...

Rating

100100

lydogbilde.no

User Reviews (83)

US

Audiophile CD player that is best in class

By AudioRich (sonystyle.com)

"Some of the best rated CD players, according to audio magazines, can cost upwards of $5,000 or more. Who has that kind of money to spend today? After researching CD players for a long long time I came across two great reviews of the 5400 that recommended...

Sound, style, outlet options

None

US

Great antenna for the price......Jump on this!!!!

By New DTV user.... (amazon.com)

Great antenna for the price......Jump on this!!!!

After canceling our satellite service, we were unsure about which antenna to purchase. I was referred to this one by a Digital TV site and it was a great purchase. For what we needed as far as signal strength, I would highly doubt there is a better ante...

US

Excellent Antenna

By Wasky (amazon.com)

Excellent Antenna

I purchased this antenna to replace my Tivax DT-01 antenna. I was getting about 8 stations with the Tivax antenna and as soon as I hooked up the Eagle Aspen antenna, I was getting 15 stations. The new antenna is mounted indoors in the middle of my apartme...

Manufacturer's Description

Upgrade your listening experience with this ES series Super Audio CD (SACD) player which delivers distortion free, high-quality audio. Crank up the volume and enjoy your music in incredible digital sound and clarity with the SCD-XA5400ES Super Audio CD (SACD) player. Incorporating an uncompressed digital output for the Direct Stream Digital signal via HDMI, this digital audio interface is the perfect complement to the STR-DA4400ES ES 7.1-channel A/V receiver or other compatible products...

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