Best dvd player with SACD and DVD-A (1 Viewer)

[jason_vikes]

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.

 

[Aaron H]

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

 

[Scott Tucker]

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

 

[Clark F]

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.

 

[RobCar]

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

 

[John-Miles]

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

 

[sonny_b]

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