Techmoan recently posted his Super Audio CD player repair attempt. This got me interested in the format. Not because of the audio quality, or even to play the discs. But because the hybrid discs encode data on two layers in significantly different physical formats.
Thank you for this analysis. Must point out that there were reasonably cheap SACD players before the PS3 was released. I purchased a Pioneer DV-575A in 2004, a DVD/CD/SACD combo costing the equivalent to around 100USD. This model was actually heavily discussed in audio forums for having a a very high quality SACD sound path rivalling units many times its price.
Thank you for this analysis. Must point out that there were reasonably cheap SACD players before the PS3 was released. I purchased a Pioneer DV-575A in 2004, a DVD/CD/SACD combo costing the equivalent to around 100USD. This model was actually heavily discussed in audio forums for having a a very high quality SACD sound path rivalling units many times its price.