SACD and Blu-ray player with analogue audio out recommendations

[MrGongGong]

One problem that I’ve seen in reviews of active speakers is a gap or time delay with video sources of up to a couple of seconds.

Surely you mean the problem is to do with using WIFI or Ethernet rather than the speakers having amps in them as opposed to being passive ?

[Bryn]

Surely you mean the problem is to do with using WIFI or Ethernet rather than the speakers having amps in them as opposed to being passive ?

And there was I, wondering why my cable connected active monitors failed to show an audible delay. The is, of course, a picoseconds delay as the signal is processed/progressed through the amp, but . . .

[Dave2002]

I suppose you always use analogue kit and links rather than digital equipment to get a few extra nanoseconds ** gain.

** actually might be more in some system comparisons.

[MrGongGong]

And there was I, wondering why my cable connected active monitors failed to show an audible delay. The is, of course, a picoseconds delay as the signal is processed/progressed through the amp, but . . .

I think the delay can be removed using one of those Russ Andrews mains leads.... I get my kettle to boil faster that way

[LHC]

I’m still wondering about some of the very latest Blu Ray machines. Do some of them now do internet streaming as well as Blu Ray, so can connect to TV sources, such as iPlayer, Netflix etc.?

Yes, I think most now connect to the internet and provide limited streamimg options. Most however only offer Netflix, Amazon Prime and YouTube as apps.

[richardfinegold]

Yes, I think most now connect to the internet and provide limited streamimg options. Most however only offer Netflix, Amazon Prime and YouTube as apps.

The Pioneer doesn’t seem to offer any streaming options. The cheapo Sony Blu Ray that proceeded it must have offered 20 different streaming apps

[Dave2002]

Yes, I think most now connect to the internet and provide limited streamimg options. Most however only offer Netflix, Amazon Prime and YouTube as apps.

Are the options "hard-wired" in? In other words, no chance of downloading new options - such as BBC iPlayer, ITV Hub etc. Some devices may allow internet access, access to web pages, and the ability to install new apps. There may be technical limitations which prevent this sort of thing, though nowadays I think it's more deliberate to stop people switching between services. Earlier DVD players etc. didn't have enough computing oomph to do anything like that, but I think the most recent hardware shouldn't have such obvious technical restrictions.

[richardfinegold]

Are the options "hard-wired" in? In other words, no chance of downloading new options - such as BBC iPlayer, ITV Hub etc. Some devices may allow internet access, access to web pages, and the ability to install new apps. There may be technical limitations which prevent this sort of thing, though nowadays I think it's more deliberate to stop people switching between services. Earlier DVD players etc. didn't have enough computing oomph to do anything like that, but I think the most recent hardware shouldn't have such obvious technical restrictions.

I think my Sony would add options with each firmware update.

[Bryn]

I think my Sony would add options with each firmware update.

I am not sure about Sony but Cambridge Audio are quite pathetically bad concerning the of adding facilities via firmware updates. When I contacted them, a few years ago, regarding the possibility of adding FLAC to the CODECs their Azur BD650 Blu-ray/DVDA/SACD deck. Their response was simply that they had no such plans. At least I now know to stay away from those products of theirs which might benefit from firmware updates.

[HighlandDougie]

Going back to the original post, I've recently bought a new Blu-Ray player as a stand-in for the player element of a by-now venerable Panasonic Freesat Recorder/Blu-Ray Player, which has decided that it won't reproduce the soundtrack on certain Blu-Ray discs. It's a Sony UBP-X800M2, which also copes with SACD. It sounds remarkably good for the price (just under £300) and seems quite sturdily made. Bruckner 4 on Blu-Ray Audio (courtesy of Bernard Haitink) was a worthy reminder of a fine recording. Good TV picture, too.

[richardfinegold]

Going back to the original post, I've recently bought a new Blu-Ray player as a stand-in for the player element of a by-now venerable Panasonic Freesat Recorder/Blu-Ray Player, which has decided that it won't reproduce the soundtrack on certain Blu-Ray discs. It's a Sony UBP-X800M2, which also copes with SACD. It sounds remarkably good for the price (just under £300) and seems quite sturdily made. Bruckner 4 on Blu-Ray Audio (courtesy of Bernard Haitink) was a worthy reminder of a fine recording. Good TV picture, too.

That is one of the Sony Universal players that has gotten pretty good reviews. The weak point is supposed to be their DAC, but for $250 American, one can't have everything, and it can always be used as a transport with a DAC that accepts HDMI, such as my Bryston BCD3. I opted for the more expensive Pioneer because after having a few Sony BRPs bite the dust after about 18 months I was more impressed by the build quality, but I hope that you enjoy yours

[cmr_for3]

Going back to the original post, I've recently bought a new Blu-Ray player as a stand-in for the player element of a by-now venerable Panasonic Freesat Recorder/Blu-Ray Player, which has decided that it won't reproduce the soundtrack on certain Blu-Ray discs. It's a Sony UBP-X800M2, which also copes with SACD. It sounds remarkably good for the price (just under £300) and seems quite sturdily made. Bruckner 4 on Blu-Ray Audio (courtesy of Bernard Haitink) was a worthy reminder of a fine recording. Good TV picture, too.

Thanks for the tip. will look into this

[Bryn]

Thanks for the tip. will look into this

It's more than a little ironic that Sony, having been in at the start of SACD, continue to include compatibility with that format in their hardware while abandoning it as a recorded music format, other than in Japan.

[richardfinegold]

It's mote than a little ironic that Sony, having been in at the start of SACD, continue to included compatibility with that format in their hardware while abandoning it as a recorded music format, other than in Japan.

Yep

[jayne lee wilson]

It's more than a little ironic that Sony, having been in at the start of SACD, continue to included compatibility with that format in their hardware while abandoning it as a recorded music format, other than in Japan.

Yes - and here's BIS, releasing a whole string of outstanding issues in 2020......
Skalkottas, Bruckner, Enescu, Berio..... etc...