A single- box, stereo-only CD/SACD player which is an uncompromising beast by any standards, and certainly no raving beauty. The CDSA is an exceptionally good CD player, and crucially, is one which goes further than most to closing the gap between CD and SACD performance.
Dynamics are also first-class, and the result is an engaging, enjoyable sound, one that has musical credibility and strength, along with the kind of range and variety, the ebb and flow, and the sense of detail that somehow manages to elude many otherwise worthy high-resolution players.