See, the thing about that is, I found SACD playback through my DVP 755V to be exceptional (although, to be honest I have no comparison to other SACD players) but the redbook didn't sound as good as my changer, and I thought How could this be? The 755V should theoretically have better DAC's, but then I read in The Absolute Sound a review that stated exactly what I had heard. Call it a coincidence or whatever, but I heard a difference and apparently so did a professional reviewer ( I usually don't lend pro reviews about components any ethos, but he confirmed what I heard!
). So although I don't prescribe to the idea that amps sound different other than massive amounts of power in comparison to weak amps, I do believe CDP's sound different. Very slight mind you, but different none the less.
You could be right that there may have been a difference in SPL output and the placebo effect could have taken place, but I feel that the difference is not psychological. Now, I don't feel the need to spend $1000+ on a CD player like Saturn does, but I want something better than a $39 crap Sherwood. I'm not trying to convince anyone that they are hearing a difference, but I have and thats all that really matters.
