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I am willing to spend $2000 on a good DVD progressive scan DVD player with at least good CD playback. Rumor has it Sony is upgrading the 9000ES in two months to have five channel SACD sound. I would imagine the video portion won't get any better. Is there a better player at this price that offers improved progressive scan video output? Also, I hear that using a bettler line chord can dramatically improve the performance. There is talk of a cmpany offering upgrade packages for this machine. I am currently using the Pioneer DV09. Any Comments? I need some advice. Thanks.
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The video is excellent. The sound is excellent. The 9000ES is really great. I guess you need to ask yourself if you really want multi-channle SACD or not, because that will obviously be the difference.The DV09 is a great player, but I bet you'd like the sony video maybe just a tiny bit more.
Line conditioners: yes, clean power is essential. Take a look at www.audioadvisor.com to see what is out there. I have seen ( and yes, heard a difference with) the Audio Prism unit. Very good!
As for upgrading the 9000ES, take a look at one of the other forums, the Digital - SACD/DVD-A forum, then search for 9000ES. You'll find that there recently was a demo at the Pacific Northwest Audio Society between a modified 9000ES and a stock unit. I hear the modded unit kicked butt! The company that did this is www.midwright.com, in Portland Or. I will probably be sending my unit there as soon as it is broken in.
Enjoy!
BH
Yes, the 9000ES will be replaced soon. Its p-scan quality lose big to the new Philips Q50 with Faroudja deinterlace chip. Audio out is okay but don't buy it if p-scan quality is important to you. Stick you your DV09 for now and there will be more SACD/pscan DVD players coming out early next year.JCW
Thanks for the response. Waiting is always difficult. I guess good or excellent SACD, DVD-A or CD sound will require a dedicated audio player. I will need to purchase a separate progressive scan DVD player. Comments?
I always support having 2 players, one for DVD and the other for audio.... have fun waiting...!
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