sacd and dvd-a - how do accomodate both in your system?

sacd and dvd-a - how do accomodate both in your system?

 

If you have to have both, you might want to consider one of the many universal players out there. Yamaha, Pioneer, Panasonic, Marantz and Phillips all make one. There will be more around Christmas time too.

 

Thanks for the replies. I have both an sacd and a DVD-A player, so my predicament is how to switch the 6-channels analog inputs for the amp. Mmmmm..... Pretty inconvenient ...

 

Precisely why I said you need a universal player if you have to have both formats.

 

Actually, I have two separate players for SACD and DVD-A. I had to resort to using three separate Sony Audio/Video three-input swithcboxes. I've got the players hooked up with 2 channels into each switch, my SACD in the '1' inputs and DVD-A in the '2' inputs. Whenever I want to switch from one to the next, I simply select the appropriate inputs on each switch and voila! Since each switch can accept three components, I have room still for a third component if needed.

 

Or you can buy 2 radio Shack audio/video A/B switch units (part 15-1952 $13.39 each) that will take all 12 inputs (6 from the SACD player, 6 from the DVDA player) and then output 6 cables into the rear of your Reciever.

When I listen to SACD, I press the A switch.
When I listen to DVDA, I press the B switch.

Works rather well I must say.

I've always been very impressed with DVDA multi-channel, but now that I have added a SACD player (775) , sacd also has some very tasty multi-mixes.

Email me if you go this route, I'll be able to explain more indepth on where the cables go.

 

Or you can get a DJ mixer which is how I have my turntable and my digital cable connected to the stereo in my bedroom and you can hook up your SACD player and DVD-A player in it as well. My bedroom system now sounds better than the stereo in the living room and I have the only working turntable in this house and it is the Gemini. www.northernlightfx.com has all the info you need on different DJ mixers available.

 

Or, you can use a TAP-9000ES pre-amp from Sony ES. I have one for my DVD-A and SACD player. You hook your pre-amp up to this as well and it switches from your pre-amp (bypass) to either of the two 5.1 inputs for which it has a volume control and channel level adjustments. This is my favorite piece of geat because it is so flexible.