SACD players: Ayre vs. Marantz

akoinuma -- Tue, 06/27/2006 - 15:34

I received this e-mail:

Dear Sirs,

Could you please inform which is better choice for a SACD player for I buy, between “Ayre C-5xe” and “Marantz SA-11S1”.

Thanks,

Fernando Sá

PuppyTyler -- Wed, 06/28/2006 - 02:35

And the answer is??

Robert Harley -- Sat, 07/08/2006 - 14:06

The answer is to audition both players yourself and choose the one that best fits your system (and ears).

I think of product reviews as a way for readers to create a short list of products to audition themselves, not as the final word on what to buy.

Robert Harley
Editor-in-Chief
The Absolute Sound
The Perfect Vision

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