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Battleship build quality and a smooth operator. CDs yielded finely detailed staging and audio... (avreview.co.uk)
Yamaha has made a superb return to hi-fi form with a range of highly advanced audio components... (eisa-awards.org)
We have collected and analyzed 4 expert reviews and 4 user reviews from international sources. Experts rate this product 80/100 and users rate it 73/100. The average review date is February 10, 2009. We have compared these reviews to 9329 reviews from other CD Players. The alaScore™ for this product is 98/100 = Excellent. Last update: November 21, 2009.

980100
8 reviews
November, 2009
4 Experts
Product Age
4 Users
Rank 7
from $1078.40
Its repertoire goes beyond any of the players mentioned here, being the only one capable of playing Super Audio CD with its dynamic range of around 105dB and a signal-to-noise ratio of about 113dB. SACD has a comparatively low profile compared to CD ...
Battleship build quality and a smooth operator. CDs yielded finely detailed staging and audio performance. Even the most raucous music is well-harnessed and nicely rendered. SACD performance was smooth and detailed, almost creamy
Styling is a bit seventies - which may not be a minus point for some. Slight suggestion of over-zealous processing
Yamaha has made a superb return to hi-fi form with a range of highly advanced audio components. Among them are the affordable 1000-series components, comprising a full-size stereo SACD player and a 90W integrated amplifier. Externally, these products ...
Big, bold and to many ears we suspect beautiful, it's very deserving of some serious consideration
Style and solidity of build ; excellent engineering ; powerful yet sweet sound
Bettered by some for sheer impact ; not without competition at this level
With the CD-S1000 you don't repeat the criticism of poor rhythm handling levelled at the S-2000. Is this fault absent or more marginal with the junior player, or did you think it not worth mentioning at the lower price level?
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