questrider
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- Jan 7, 2003
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- Brian
I'm still seeking out a halfway decent performance-wise player for the DVD-A / SACD format and still find the players haven't come down in price. So much for these formats reaching wider audiences. I consider myself an medium-level audiophile and the Yamaha C750 is still around $280. No wonder the format isn't blazing a trail in the consumer market. At this point I've only been able to enjoy the Steely Dan/Blue Man Group 5.1 mixes in the Dolby Digital/DTS formats. But I love the difference in the sound with Gabriel PLAY DVD in DTS 96/24 and I can only imagine playing the tracks from those other discs in true hi-rez format, uncompressed.
But after everything else I have going on my life that costs money, motorcycling and musical instrument/recording stuff, I'm finding it difficult to pony up for another $300 or so to enjoy the hi-rez music format. Are there any players worth buying out there that cost less than the Yamaha C750? If there's one out there, I haven't seen it yet. It seems like to get a full-on, multi-combo player that plays EVERYTHING, they're like around $600-$1200 (or even $1500 for the Denon player). THESE HOBBIES ARE TOO DAMN EXPENSIVE!!!! Especially the motorcycle one...
But after everything else I have going on my life that costs money, motorcycling and musical instrument/recording stuff, I'm finding it difficult to pony up for another $300 or so to enjoy the hi-rez music format. Are there any players worth buying out there that cost less than the Yamaha C750? If there's one out there, I haven't seen it yet. It seems like to get a full-on, multi-combo player that plays EVERYTHING, they're like around $600-$1200 (or even $1500 for the Denon player). THESE HOBBIES ARE TOO DAMN EXPENSIVE!!!! Especially the motorcycle one...