Cary DVD 8? Yes/No



Does anyone have experience with the new Cary DVD 8?

Build looks good, but I don't know how it sounds (& plays DVDs).
I have no way to audition it so I have to purchase it blindly... oops, I mean deafly...I mean both.

The price is nice at $1200 new, but how good is it.
Of course red book cd playback is of utmost importance, and movie viewing too.
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So is the Cary a modified Oppo970 or another model.
I saw a photo of the inside of the Cary and it looks like it has a switch mode PS. And a better case. Is the Oppo the same on the inside?

Inside:
http://www.caryaudio.com/products/cinema/photo/DVD8.html

I keep hearing about Oppo DVD players. Are they that good on cd playback?
Inside of Cary DVD-8 from their site:
http://www.caryaudio.com/products/cinema/photo/DVD8.html

Inside of Oppo 970HD from a review:
http://www.audioholics.com/productreviews/avhardware/OppoDV-970HDDVDp2.php

It looks to me that the only differences are:
Cary has better case work.
Cary removed the card reader.
Cary shielded the PS, but who knows if its different under the sheilding. It is the same size so they couldn't have done much if anything.
Msf,

I would be real curious to hear your comments on the 970's sound playing CDs.

I'd be especially interested on how it compares to your cdp.
http://www.audioholics.com/productreviews/avhardware/images/Oppo-DV-970HD-board.jpg
This is in response to an email I recieved.

I have had Cary products in the past and am truely disapointed this time. It is similar to what Rotel did on their first dvd player. They put a cheap JVC player in their own case and marked it up. But this is high-end Cary.

The Cary case looks great but I see few difference. If they only had modded it, like some are doing, I'd be really interested. I'm sorry, but I will be suspicious of their further products. Especially their HT and digital amps.

Inside of Cary (close-up)
http://www.caryaudio.com/graphics/products/cinema/DVD8/DVD8_inside_800.jpg

Inside of Oppo (close-up)
http://www.audioholics.com/productreviews/avhardware/images/Oppo-DV-970HD-board.jpg

The only differences I see are IEC socket, PS shielding, heavy casework, and removeal of card reader.

Mike