Thanks to Stereophile for 3 well-written reviews of SACD/CD/universal players in the current issue. After reading them, my impression was that the Muse Polyhymnia player was a nightmare to operate, and that the Marantz player had the best lab measurements of all three players. Among the three players, I didn't see anything that would make someone consider spending an addition $5-6K over the cost of the Marantz if their interest was in Red Book CD or 2-channel SACD.
Thanks to Stereophile for 3 well-written reviews of SACD/CD/universal players in the current issue. After reading them, my impression was that the Muse Polyhymnia player was a nightmare to operate, and that the Marantz player had the best lab measurements of all three players. Among the three players, I didn't see anything that would make someone consider spending an addition $5-6K over the cost of the Marantz if their interest was in Red Book CD or 2-channel SACD.