Interesting thread...
I have a Yamaha RX-V2600 receiver with a Yamaha CD-S700 (CD Player) and a Pioneer Elite BD-51FD blu ray player. My front speakers are Boston Acoustics VR-M90's with a matching center channel (VR-MC). My amp is manufactured from Emotiva (XPA-2) which produces 300W across 2 channels. The Emotiva amp has unreal specifications and compete's with amps that cost $4K or more.
Like yourself, I am very interested in obtaining this SACD player since it encompasses an excellent SACD decoder. It is my understanding this player corrected the flaws found in the Sony SC-D1 and SC-D777ES models.
The good news is that these regularly come up on eBay. Note, the high bid for the Sony DVP-S9000ES usually sells for about $150. Please do not bid on the one the ends tonight around 11 PM (EST). Thanks!
And, I will let you know if I purchase this awesome player. Just to think, these used to sell for $1,500. I was very fortunate to purchase the Yamaha CD-S700 player (MSRP $999) at BestBuy for ONLY $49. Yep, open box item and was never used.
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