|
Audio Asylum Thread Printer Get a view of an entire thread on one page |
For Sale Ads |
Brought this multi player home for a test drive - after a week, not to sure what to think about it. CD's don't sound any better then my 300.00 yamaha CD player (6 years old). DVD, don't see much if any change then that piece of junk Sony DVD 225.00 3 years old ( thank god my wife got the three year extended warranty) Then after setting it up to play sacd - Now I can hear the differance - not sure if it's worth it. are there any more options out there ?
Follow Ups:
What I've read on the High Rez Forum is that:CD. Good, but some cheaper units offer better quality.
DVD. Very good, but cheaper units offer similar quality.
DVD-Audio. Very good.
SACD. So-so performance. Cheaper SACD players offer better quality.However, there is no one unit as good for this price that offers both DVD-A and SACD options.
The digital link is an added bonus if you have a Pioneer receiver with the same connection.
That is a great product. You may not be utilizing it to it's fullest potential. If you have the matching Receiver, you can use the firewire link. Do you have an HDTV? You can take advantage of it's excellent progressive scan outputs. There's plenty more too. I am almost ready to upgrade, and that is the first player I am going try out.
This post is made possible by the generous support of people like you and our sponsors: