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Best dvd player with SACD and DVD-A

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5/26/03 at 10:59am
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Who makes the best dvd player w/ sacd and dvd-a? What will I expect to spend? Do most of you try and keep your components the same or do you mix and match. I am going to buy a Denon 3803 and would like to keep everything the same, but if Denon sucks for dvd players I will mix and match.
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5/27/03 at 10:30am
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Do a search on the Denon 2900. It's suppose to be a very nice player, if you're looking to match components and have DVD-A and SACD. If you're looking for "the best" combo player, maybe there's one $5000 Linn or Meridian or similar player out there that I'm sure others will be able to comment on.

Aaron
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5/27/03 at 9:26pm
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No need to keep all the components the same, but in the case of the Denon 2900 DVD player i would be willing to make an exception.

Scott

\"He\'s right. The ear\'s hacked off.\" Mr. Pink from Reservoir Dogs.

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5/28/03 at 9:30am
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Try looking at this link.

There is a comprehensive explanation of DVD player technologies and benchmarks used to evaluate them.
There are many more benchmarks than listed on the first page, so click on the "Progressive Scan Shootouts - December, 2000 - January, 2003" link and look for models you are interested in.
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5/28/03 at 10:12am
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Here's another link, Sound & Vision's review of the Yamaha DVD-S2300, which looks like an awesome machine:

http://www.yamaha.com/yec/products/PDFs/8698_wrve2.pdf
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5/29/03 at 4:22am
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I can definitely say the Yamaha S2300 is a superb player, and does excellent dvd-a, I have only listend to SACD on this player so i cant comment on that.

but the Yamaha is awesome

Cheers

John

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5/30/03 at 5:34am
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I have the Marantz DV8400 which is a very good audio player. I do not plan on using this player for video, but the audio section is super upgraded and it sounds very nice in both SACD/DVD-A. BM is another issue, I don't think the perfect player exists, but they are getting closer year by year.

-sonny
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