Will this play SACD disks..? Thanks
173801
I do not know if it will play these disks. I have never tried to play any type of audio disc on it, only out of region DVDs is all I use it for.
466712
I am very interested in what you find out. I am looking at the 980H mainly as a cd/sacd/dvd-a player.I have read many reviews on it and none have mentioned that the first few seconds of cd are cut off, the only one being on this site.Very interesting.
2173974
Yes, it will play CDs, as well as burned CDs on either CD-R or CD-RW discs. Also, if you have any dvd-audio discs, it will play those as well. It does not have the compatibility to play SACD discs, which is strange since Sony developed the format. Also, if you have any movies that have been burned onto DVD-R, DVD+R, DVD-RW, DVD+RW, or DVD+DL discs, it will play those as well. Hope that helps.
1325694
I don't know. I never tried this. You can probably play the disk in a laptop player. gm
1558729
Yes, it will play regular cd's (I don't have any SACD's). Mine is the 100V (Japanese) version so I had to get a step down transformer (VCT VT-500J - Japanese Step Up/Down Voltage Transformer Converts Japan 100 Volts To 110V OR Vice Versa - 500 Watt). The 220V European model will need a step up transformer.
1101986
Hi Joe, Yes, you can hook your Sony SACD/CD player to your Sony receiver by using left and right RCA connectors input audio SA-CD/CD on the receiver and output from the SACD/CD player using the front L/R jacks and remember to "SEL-2ch"(2-channel playback area is page 10 in the owners manual. Keep in mind that your receiver is a stereo receiver not a home theatre. I hope that helps with setting up your sound system. Scott
466709
right. i asked since i had read at least one comment which stated that the unit had troubles with standard cd's but not sacd or dvd-a. please let people know what you find once you get it.
902652
It will play them, but only the 2 channel layer on the disc. You will need an SACD player to get the benefit of the SACD disc.
1935423
Just a caution, the manual says it will not play MP3, WMA, and DivX files. So if you're playing store-bought CDs, no problem, but it won't play your downloaded tunes in those formats.
2210692
What about stereo SACD output? Does this simply go through the regular audio outputs? I don't need to play 5.1 SACDs, but I want to hear SACDs in stereo.
558236
Hello, Thank you for your interest in our gear. The XDA-2 DAC is a great product, and is usually after the CD player in the signal path. Based on that, it has digital inputs (2 digital optical, 2 digital coaxial, 1 AES/ EBU, and 1 USB) and no analog inputs. So unfortunately you would not be able to run an analog input into the DAC. If your SACD player does have one of the digital ports, you can connect it out of the CD player into the XDA-2. If you are wanting to run the XDA-2 into the SACD player I am unaware if that is possible, you will need to check with your SACD player manufacture to confirm. Please let us know if you have any other questions or concerns. I hope you have a great rest of the day.
740752
This unit which only plays CD's does not. That feature is usually only available on SACD discs played back on an SACD player.
1582645
The only cds played on it as far as I know are 1D cds that were purchased. What else did you have in mind? Maybe I can try them for you.
2230008
I have never used this one to play CDs. However I owned the previous version of this player that played them without a problem. You should have no problem playing CDs with this unit. You will have to check the manual but I believe this will also play MP3 files on data CDs as well as regular audio CDS.
2210694
Not anymore... http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Super_Audio_CD#PlayStation_3_and_SACD_playback
1217210
Hi J., Sony HAPS1 Home Theater System can playback SACD from Optical and Coaxial connections. -Vincent
1373314
It will play multiple types of disks (CD, DVD, Multi-region) if that is what you mean. It only has a capacity for one disk.