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Letter of the Month

SACD
I am currently using a Marantz
Pearl Lite amp and SACD player and
would appreciate your opinion on
a better SACD player. There is the
Yamaha CD-S2100 at around the
£1400 price mark which has had
excellent reviews. The problem is the
depth of this unit exceeds that of my
Hi-Fi Racks Podium Slimline rack. I
could have a shelf custom made I As SACD players fade away Yamaha’s CD-S2100 is one
guess. of the few left. But at 438mm deep it does not fit Cliff
I am not a fan of Arcam, having Millward's rack.
owned or used two of their amps,
a couple of tuners and a CD player Hi Cliff. The Yamaha CD-S2100 way, a second-hand Oppo BDP-
over the years. Maybe natural to measures 438mm deep and you may 105/205 player might be the answer.
some, lifeless to me (and they look have to consider coping with the But they are all big players so a rack
so fragile in a British sort of way!). overhang, perhaps by using a top mod. may be needed whatever you
My speakers are Elac FS 189. plate, say of marble, on your rack. choose. NK
I have many SACDs and a large The reason I say this is that Sony
collection of CDs so a reliable and players seem to have left the market RECORD STORES
hard working machine is essential. and Arcam’s CDS-50 was not so I wish to endorse your overall approach,
I also listen via Beyer headphones good with SACD I found, although it concentrating on reproduction of music
with a Musical Fidelity headphone was good otherwise. rather than view the acquisition of
amplifier – both very revealing. The This leaves you with few equipment as an end in itself.
Marantz is very good but maybe other options – and none we I would like to highlight the need to
something a bit more costly might have experience of, other than frequent local record stores, fairs and
improve on its performance? the impressive McIntosh MCD350 charity shops, as well as supporting
Many thanks for your help. reviewed in our May 18 issue. With local hi-fi dealers if you’re lucky enough
Best wishes, its Sony chip set this delivered to have them. There are a great number
Cliff Millward fantastic sound quality but at £6000 of vinyl albums that I would love to
Tipton it is more expensive than the Yamaha own and could obtain easily on the net.
West Midlands and most else. Or, going the other However, I choose not to as it takes
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