Consumer SACD/DVD-A worth it?


Hi all,

I'm interested in getting a DVD player for movies and such, but am curious about dvd-a and sacd. I might be tempted to spend the extra cash on a pioneer dv-47a which is "universal" if it is worth it. My hunch is that even with a relatively cheap player, SACD and DVD-A will sound better than my Arcam FMJ CD23. What do you think? Will I be wasting my money - or will I actually get some good sound along with a good picture?

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akimball

Showing 1 response by billbench

I would highly recommend the sony DVP9000ES, it's a good DVD player, a decent CD player and a double good SACD player. The same disk, for instance, Headhunters, is night and day difference between the redbook CD and the SACD. I admit the CD player side of this machine is just average, maybe a tiny bit above average, but the Super Audio side is outstanding when comparing the two. This being a Sony product, it obviously does not play the competition, DVD-A, there are currently VERY limited titles avaliable and SACD's are more expensive than CD's. I feel the player is worth $1000 for the DVD player alone, and you can buy them brand new in the box for $1k on ebay all day long.