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Posted by csown (A) on October 07, 2001 at 22:41:45

In Reply to: I had the NAD for about 3 weeks, the RP61 is the one I meant.. posted by EdM on October 07, 2001 at 13:45:37:

Ed,

OK, you've got me convinced, so I think I'll try out the Panasonic. According to price scan, the RP61 can be had at only $280, and the RP56 is $100 cheaper. The biggest difference appears to be DVD-A, and the RP61 also has a Dolby Digital decoder. I don't care much about the DVD-A (though it'd be fun to play with), but what about the decoder - would this be useful for me in the future in a HT setup or is it just redundant? Anyway, I probably wouldn't have considered the RP56, but that HT DVD shootout page makes me want to believe that the RP56 is good enough (Sage/Faroudja chipset v. Genesis chipset) assuming audio quality is identical. At the expense of bells and whistles, I get a better video chipset and save $100? Sounds too good to be true. What's your take?

Thanks for your wisdom,
Chris

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