The 8 Best Super Audio Cd Players (2023 reviews)

The onkyo cd player should be able to handle its purpose and duties with ease. This is a basic well made single disc player without a lot of bells and whistles (or problems) easy to use, easy to hook up with a variety of equipment. It looks, feels, and operates as if it were carved from a slab of granite, and sounds fantastic. It comes with Onkyo’s VLSc, though, data is continuously sampled between two discrete points—via a signal comparison generator—and the difference is joined with analog vectors in real time to produce a smooth output waveform.

The output of the CD player is.5v (fixed) and is enough to drive the Edifier speaker at the aux input, rated at.75v. It is beautiful to look at and its sound is crisp and clear. The CD tray is not very smooth and jumps a little at the end when opening.

Why We Like This:

Great stereo system sized cd player
Looks great, fantastic remote, amazingly detailed and nuanced sound
Audiophile quality with great features, solidly built, whisper quiet, and an amazing bargain
Easy to use functions on the remote, and it has quick response

Best With USB port: Teac Super Audio Cd Player

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The teac super audio cd player's superior materials makes sure that it ages well with use. It takes a long time to read and load cds and often skips the first song on a cd. It allows the user to select playlists, song, albumin, artist from ipod (3rd gen to classic) and iphone. The front panel buttons navigate through subfolders to find your music. It turns itself off, the buttons are sticky, and the tray is also fussy. The sound is crystal clear.

The ipod connection accesses your music digitally, bypassing the analog circuits of your portable device for the best-sounding playback.

Why We Like This:

Works great, fits in the space
Easy to set up, all works perfectly and sounds just fine
One of the new comers and featured product

Best With Bluetooth: Denon DVD Player

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Not everyone likes to purchase player for their daily usage, but the denon dvd player would be an anomoly. This integrated Amp has a setting for phono as well as cartridge to distinguish between moving magnet and moving coil. It features one optical output to connect to the digital input of an amplifier or av receiver. By using the "info" button on the remote, it can be made to count down track time, or to count down CD time. The CD player can be controlled by both the remote or front of the player.

The weight feels decent and the front cover appears to be billit aluminum. It allows for a more exact reproduction of the recorded sound. The spinning sound you are hearing is the disc getting up to speed. The remote has lots of buttons for a denon amp or receiver. It's nice that this unit is simple and made to do one thing exceptionally well.

Why We Like This:

Controls are simple and very basic
3.5 mm ir control in and out is also provided
Outstanding sound quality for a medium range cost cd player

Best For car: Yamaha Super Audio Cd Player

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The yamaha super audio cd player should be able to handle its purpose and duties with ease. The McIntosh MA352 integrated amplifier has a built-in Moving Magnet phono input. It measures 17" wide across the front x 10" deep front-to-back x 3.5" high. It allows comparison of digital and analog sound at the press of a button. The audio will be the same as the cd player either using the optical from the cd player or using the hdmi from the bluray player.

As a bonus, the remote works with the iPhone (through the CD player) to skip a song, repeat, etc. The CD shelf is a little light in construction but works well. The sound is richer, it fills the room better, and there are even subtle tones and sounds you can't hear on the xbox.

Why We Like This:

Slim unit with nice weight and good stabilizers
Plenty of features for a single player
Sound very good and is simple to use
Analog function is a nice touch

Best For First day: Onkyo Super Audio Cd Player

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The features department is where onkyo super audio cd player truly manages to shine. This 6 disc player has a great sound, is easy to install, and works flawlessly. It has an HDMI output and the denon receiver has a corresponding hdmi input, that should work, too. The CD changer has to unload and load the disc from the carousel so there is a delay between songs. It will blow a living room out the door, so to speak.

The shelf is part of a custom entertainment center with glass/wood frame doors. It's easy to use, easy to connect. The unit works well and has adequate features. It has an optical output for sound bar.

Why We Like This:

Selection of tracks from all loaded discs
Makes a good amount of noise changing cd’s though
Super simple and good quality sound
Receivers that can accommodate cd players, cd changers, satellite/cable tv, etc

Best For multiple Cd: Sony Super Audio Cd Player

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The sony super audio cd player is the best convenient player on the market today. If you want to upgrade your sony system, this is the player to get. The Sony SACD also has reasonable ergonomics and lets you select shuffle, straight play from a button on the front. The speaker-management system lets you set the appropriate output levels for your system. It sounds great, and makes you want to crank it up.

This device comes with a palm-sized remote that lets you choose which CD to play first, or to skip or you can skip past a particular cut. The unit also plays normal disks as well. The sound quality is vastly superior to standard CD's.

Why We Like This:

A very well build multifunction cd player from a well known nake
Handy for parties or dinner music
Fine sacd, good cd player, inexpensive
Loading 5 discs makes for plenty of listening

Best With cassette: Tascam Super Audio Cd Player

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Best part: tascam super audio cd player costs comparatively low and it is available to ship in 24 hours. Rackspace is at a premium. It is a perfect solution for installation, touring, house of worship and anywhere else Rackspace is at a premium. Essentially, it allows you to load the beginnings of 20 tracks into memory, switching to them and starting them *instantly* when you push its button. With auto-ready, at the end of a track, it automatically cues up the next song, allowing you to just hit play to continue. This means that it can be used for things like sound effects, where switching quickly between sounds and having the timing work instantly are both critical.

The remote control works perfectly fine, but does feel super plasticky cheesy. It includes 16% pitch control for cd playback speed. The fact that you can tell it to disable disc ejection while playing pretty solidly makes up for those gripes. It is available for instant access to cd tracks, and flash start is available for instant playback.

Why We Like This:

Optical and coaxial s/pdif digital outputs
Lot of satisfied buyers

Best With Analog Output: Denon Super Audio Cd Player

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The denon super audio cd player's material feels more premium than its price would suggest. This CD player is top notch for sound quality, build-quality, and all other aspects. It is a high quality super audio CD player that brings disc playback performance to remarkable heights. It is designed with a low center of gravity, reducing vibration from the inner area during disc rotation, and its structure is also highly resistant to external vibration. The Denon is simply superb in sound, build-quality, and all other aspects.

The MQA CDs come with a UHQCD format that all newer players can play because they have better DAC's with a higher bit rate. It comes with a nice metal-ish remote. The transport is not slow, and loads under 5 seconds.

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