Sony SCD-XA5400ES review
Thanks to new technologies, Sony's long-awaited new CD/SACD player has state-of-the-art potential
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Last reviewed: 2008-09-27September 27th 2008
CD players and recorders Review
Product Summary
SCD-XA5400ES
Price at launch
£1,199.00
For
>
Better than the previous high-end Sony SACD, the XA9000ES
>Incumbent in more ways than one
>Nice price
Against
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Not MP3 compliant
>Only access to multichannel operation is via an external HDMI equipped multichannel D/A converter
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