I know the overall system will be different to mine ,it will still be interesting to compare your Sony's abilities to my Sony SCD777ES.
Kindest regards Julian
Ah mr Julian yours is a "ES " too so ultra good quality player.
Last year a BBC hifi master nutter visited me in orther to -test ,if good to buy -my unique cdp in the uk if not in Europa, the Sony CDP-R1 /DAS -R1 ( unheard of it? ) , he passed ,not even looked at my sony Cdp-S 9000S but he wanted the former. When he saw them ,his eyes popped out of his head ,after a while , he said he needed to get these special cds from his car ,which they didnt play in other top end cd players.
While he was out to get the money after the R1 played the cds beautifully ,I tested them in the most modest and cheap cdp my cdp-222es and this played too and at this moment he came in ! And was so glad at the sound ? He immediately piled the bank notes in my palm like playing cards, In a Houdini manouvre i removed the cd from my cdp 222 and hand them over to him who was still in virtual ecctassy .
I said adios to my CDp-R1 set to never seen them again but to be happy with my cdp-S9000 ES, and kept thr cdp-707ES 19 kg monster which shares the same chassis of the CDP-R1 .
So any test welcome i may bring my cdp-222 ES so watch your ears !!!... Later this year? Well all depends on the Picornavirus outbreak .
Max