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Local Date: 10-14-2008
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What would you do? DVD/DVD-A/SACD quandry. Also, possible player shootout....
Right now, I am in the middle of a multi-channel fiasco. I currently own a Sony 555ES and a Denon 1600, and just picked up a Denon 2900. I have done numerous comparisons, some blind, some semi blind, some deaf, blind, and stupid, and I have come up with a slew of observations. Put in short, I found that the 555ES is superior to the 2900 in SACD, the difference being more noticeable in 2ch than MC, and the 1600 is superior to the 2900 in video, in my opinion. However, I am really into SACD, and I am starting to get into DVD-A, and the cost of a switch box ($30 Rat Shacks, $225 Switch-Box, $600+ Sony TA-P9000ES) and extra cables ($300) is extremely prohibative. So if anyone could chime in on these questions, I would be very greatful.
1)Has anyone compared the SACD performance of the Denon 5900 to that of the Sony 555ES?
2)Also, how does the Video performance of the 5900 compare to the 1600?
I have compared the 2900 to the 555ES in SACD, and the Sony is better without a doubt, but since the 5900 is the flagship model, costing 2x the 2900, shouldn't the SACD, as well as DVD-A, CD, and Video, performance be noticeably better than the 2900? As far as DVD-A is concerned, I am not as critical of the performance differences between the players as I am for Video and SACD. I know that the 5900 has had video problems such as macroblocking and slow responsiveness, but the player's issues that I have heard about do not faze me, as I think that they are not as critical to the overall video performace as chroma, Y/C, etc. As far as cost goes, I can sell the three units I currently own and purchase a 5900 for about the same price, so it would be a straight trade off. In terms of bass management, it is a moot point, since I will be using an ICBM or equivalent unit for bass management. Also, if any of you found yourselves in the same situation as I, what did you do? How did you deduce your decision? What mitigating factors lead to your decision? If anyone has had any comparisons between the 5900 and either the Sony 555ES, Denon 2900, and Denon 1600, or all of them, please let me know of your impressions.
Side point: This weekend, I might be able to do a comparison between the 5900 and my units, but only if my friend and I have enough time off from work to do an extensive job. If I do, I will have answered my own questions, but the likelyhood of him and I getting off work this weekend for enough time to do the shootout is very unlikely. Also, Sunday night is the Superbowl, so the comparison is never going to get done then. But just in case we are able, I will publish my reports, as I assume that many of you fellow HTF'ers are in somewhat the same boat as I am. Thanks again
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