I have had hopes a "hi-end" DVD player could provide better PQ than "mass-market" players. But so far, nothing I've read suggests the kilobuck Meridians, Arcams, Teac Esoteric, EAD, Krell, Linn etc. offerings are much better than "lower end" DVD players in terms of PQ.Yes, I could live with the very best in multichannel audio, but why wouldn't I expect significant improvements in PQ with the hideously expensive players ? I'm fairly sure the Denon 5900 is considered close to the top of the heap with PQ; not necessarily so with audio. Is there a player out there which significantly betters the 5900 in both PQ and audio ?
I'm seriously tempted to go with a decent (and reliable) "mass market" unit which has DVI/HDMI outputs and adequate black level/contrast controls. Too bad, I haven't seen such a unit yet.
Thanks
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Topic - Okay, I'll try here... - oscar 19:42:17 06/08/04 (25)
- Denon DVD5900 vs Marantz SA-14 - Joe Murphy Jr 20:11:05 06/10/04 (0)
- I'll second the Denon DVD-5900 - AbeCollins 12:33:50 06/10/04 (0)
- Denon DVD5900 - Joe Murphy Jr 21:37:04 06/08/04 (22)
- Poor is relative.... - oscar 18:09:14 06/09/04 (19)
- Poor is a relative to many. - Joe Murphy Jr 18:53:15 06/09/04 (18)
- Re: Poor is a relative to many. - Lowrider 11:10:22 06/10/04 (6)
- I also put sound above image. - Joe Murphy Jr 18:33:05 06/10/04 (5)
- Re: I also put sound above image. - Lowrider 01:58:15 06/11/04 (4)
- Misunderstanding? - Joe Murphy Jr 21:24:49 06/11/04 (3)
- B O O M ! - Lowrider 10:44:46 06/13/04 (2)
- dedicated speakers - Joe Murphy Jr 15:00:31 06/13/04 (1)
- Re: dedicated speakers - Lowrider 15:43:23 06/13/04 (0)
- One reason would be with a DVD player of sufficient multichannel audio quality, - oscar 19:55:39 06/09/04 (10)
- volume control - Joe Murphy Jr 20:51:55 06/09/04 (9)
- Maybe I'm confused on definition of a pre-amp. - oscar 05:36:01 06/10/04 (8)
- Muse Model Eleven - kmmd 04:02:51 06/11/04 (1)
- I believe it's still only 2-channel. - Joe Murphy Jr 18:27:37 06/11/04 (0)
- Yes, that would work. - Joe Murphy Jr 18:53:27 06/10/04 (5)
- I'll bet...... - Kal Rubinson 08:43:51 06/11/04 (2)
- Kal, I checked Meridian's site. - Joe Murphy Jr 18:15:16 06/11/04 (1)
- Re: Kal, I checked Meridian's site. - Kal Rubinson 06:35:25 06/12/04 (0)
- The EAD DVDMaster seemed to provide 6-channel output - oscar 21:17:49 06/10/04 (1)
- I don't like Bill Gates. - Joe Murphy Jr 23:18:57 06/10/04 (0)
- What's happens if... - Mr. Gridlock 07:41:10 06/09/04 (1)
- Well, so far - Joe Murphy Jr 17:47:43 06/09/04 (0)