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On the rear panel, beginning with the captive power cord at the left, are an RJ45 LAN port, two (count 'em: two!) HDMI outputs, optical and coaxial S/PDIF outputs, and a stereo pair of line outputs (RCA). There's a USB port on the front, and a simple LED display for most uses, it needs to be hooked up to a video display. Its remote control is essential, for the UHP-H1 has only two controls of its own: a button to toggle the power on and off, and one to open and close the disc drawer. In contrast to those flimsy boxes, the UHP-H1 has gravitas. The UHP-H1's surprisingly small shipping carton warns that the device within is "heavy." Well, the UHP-H1 can be described as "heavy" only in comparison with cheaper mass-market players, which seem to weigh about the same as their nonfunctional display models. But who cares? This is Sony's first truly universal audio player. It will also upsample video signals to 4K resolution, though it can't play a native 4K signal. So when Sony announced the UHP-H1 as a "Premium Audio & Video Player" for $349.99, I was surprised to discover that, yes, for the first time, a Sony device will play DVD-As. I haven't been impressed with most of Sony's low-cost "universal" players they were built into tinny boxes, and none played DVD-Audio discs, the SACD's erstwhile competitor in physical hi-rez formats. File streaming and downloads have pulled the rug from under such efforts. Now the XA-5400ES, too, has been discontinued, and it's unlikely we'll see anything else like it from the inventor of the format. At the other end of the scale, they included SACD capability in their mass-market Blu-ray players, but their offerings at both ends failed to make an across-the-board success of the Super Audio Compact Disc.
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From the original SCD-1 ($5000 in 1999) to the PS3 (discontinued in 2007), and through the XA series, which culminated in the XA-5400ES ($1500 when reviewed), Sony has offered high-quality players to support the consumer format they developed with Philips. Sony has always been the big player in SACD technology. Sony UHP-H1 universal audio & video player As Goldilocks said, this one sounds ju-u-u-st right. Perhaps the synergy with the 802 D3s was designed in, but I doubt it: It would be shortsighted to make an amp that worked best with only one speaker, or a speaker that sounded good with only one amp what I can't deny is that, with the Sigma Mono amps, my system sounds better and more enjoyable than ever. They seem to combine the overall clarity of the Benchmark with the vitality of the NAD, the power and richness of the McIntosh and Bel Canto, and the unaffected balance of the Parasound and Theta. Keep up with The Glen on Facebook and Twitter.My biggest remaining concern: With the Classé Sigma Monos driving the B&W 802 D3 Diamonds, I still can find no fault with the amps. For more information, visit Located within five (5) hours (~300 miles) of 25% of the US population, Watkins Glen International is the premier road racing facility in North America, three-times voted “Best NASCAR Track” by readers of USA Today. From game and network services to music, pictures, electronics, semiconductors and financial services - Sony's purpose is to fill the world with emotion through the power of creativity and technology.
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