The Pops 1

Actually, I have the Sony just added myself to have a favorable SACD player. I have the Pioneer BDP-LX52 in operation, with which I am fully satisfied.
From the latest Sony series (360,560,760) I was not thrilled, since the running noises were very disturbing. At least for me.

Last night I then connected the small device. As a monitor of the Sony KDL-46W5500 is. The amplifier is also a Sony STR-DN1000 with the Canton Ergo loudspeakers (5.1 system).

As a test Braveheart served on Blu-Ray. What I saw now, me haute smooth off the chair. The picture was extremely vivid and sharp with crisp colors. So a picture I have not experienced even with the Pioneer.
The sound is also excellent.

If one an Audio CD and has the player connected to the Internet, information about titles, artist, and year of publication are queried about the Gracenote database the same, which are then displayed on the television.
Super, so you can see immediately which runs straight title.
Unfortunately, the Gracenote database does not work with Super Audio CD's.

Now, the baptism of fire came with the SACD "the dark side of the moon" by Pink Floyd, coded in DSD multichannel (5.1).
At first I thought, what are they doing out there for a noise, until I realized that the noise was coming from the speakers.
The effects in On the run, where you can hear someone running are presented frighteningly realistic. I have a few times upside down, because I thought that someone is standing behind me.
So physically I've never heard or felt music.

Very nice that Sony also the smallest model of the 370 series, the Open / Close button is now again on the remote control. For this, the time key has disappeared, with which it was possible to display the remaining time. But that has Sony achieved with a trick, because now in addition to the elapsed time of a title is the total time, so that the remaining indicator is superfluous.

Conclusion: It is not easy to inspire me fully. To this unit, I had not have any great expectations and was very enthusiastic and confident. Even my Pioneer, which had over 400 EUR more expensive than the Sony, there can hardly keep up.
This affordable series Sony has landed a big throw.
Had 10 star possible, I would have given the full. Perfect.