Sony SCD-C333ES 5-Disc CD Changer

Pros: Great sound quality, 5-disc player great for long listen session.

Cons: None.

The Bottom Line: Great player, especially if you want to take advantage of the SACD format.

Review: I have been living with an Optimus CD-3400 for about 5 years. Before you all start laughing at the Optimus label, it was an acclaimed CD player of its time. It beat out my modified Philips CD player hands down. Besides, it was cheap.

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Pros: Excellent open sound quality on CDs and SACDs. Includes an excellent variable digital filter.

Cons: Unit lacks a "fast" fast forward through tunes.

The Bottom Line: Excellent player for CD's and SACDs (betters the current Sony line up sound). Most flexible digital filtering system ever produced.

Review: I own this unit and the high end SCD-777ES. Both units sound superb on CDs and SACDs. I believe both units have identical converters and digital filters. The real differences are in build quality, the transport and the analogue stage.

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