Pioneer DV-578A-S DVD Player with DVD-Audio / SACD
Disappointing SACD Performance
Well, I bought the new DV-578A mainly because it is plays SACD's.  I've accumulated about a dozen hybrid SACD's and have been wanting to hear them in Hi-Rez.  Well, it is an understatement to say that I was very disappointed when I sat down to listen to the 578 and discovered that there is a noticeable &quot;pop&quot; between tracks on most SACD's.  I've been through two units now and they both have the same problem.  The pop only occurs on the SACD layer, never on the regular CD layer.  What's the point of buying a machine with Hi-Rez audio capabilities when it only has issues playing the Hi-Rez sections of Hi-Rez discs?  <br />I've contacted Pioneer about the problem and was told that they know nothing about it.  There's always a chance that a firmware upgrade could come at some point, but I would not hold my breath waiting.  At this point, I'm ready to just return this thing for a refund and completely write off Pioneer's inexpensive equipment.  I'll buy an SACD deck from another company with better quality control.<br />FWIW, the video quality on the 578 is fantastic, as is the sound quality on standard CD's.  However, this is all essentially meaningless to me considering that I bought it mainly as a SACD player.<br />Bottom line: if you have any intentions of using this as a SACD player, look elsewhere!