by Electrodynamic

Pros: Everything but the slow CD eject!
Cons: Slow CD eject

I really don't know where to start with this CD player. It was an expensive unit back when it was new - in the neighborhood of $1,700 if I remember correctly. I had the pleasure of finding one used for about half that a few years after Sony stopped making the 777's and have regretted selling it since I let it go a few years ago.

The first thing I noticed about the Sony 777 as I was un-packing it was how HEAVY it was. The player weighs in at a whopping ~40 lbs!! It was like lugging around a heavy subwoofer...except you had to muscle it in an equipment rack instead of just plopping it in a box.

The first thing I noticed was how EVERYTHING was instantly better. The high end was the smoothest, most natural I've ever heard. The midrange wasn't colored at all and the bass...the bass was perfect. Compared to the two other CD players (another ES and a technics unit) we had laying around the 777 was clearly the king of putting only what the recording originally had through the preamp/amp/speakers.

To this day I still regret selling this CD player. If I find another one at a decent price I'm going to snag it!

Other equipment used during the 777 stint was a Classe' preamp, Audio Research power amp, and Clements RT7 speakers.