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Originally Posted by Toobs
As much as I admire Audio Research products, I fail to understand why they would charge 9k for a cd player and not include sacd capabilities. The same goes for the cd9 which sells for 13k.
The fact that neither player plays sacd makes them a no deal for me  |
That would require a complete redesign of the player around a new (front loading) transport mechanism. If they settled on the VSOP Esoteric drive (which is what Puccini and PD players use, among others) they would have to increase the retail price of the player only because of the increased cost of the drive, which is roughly 3x more expensive than the excellent and reliable CD-Pro2 drive they use now.