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Hi-end DVD/CD Machine vs. Hi-end CD Player/Transpo

Has anyone done any audio comparisons between hi-end DVD/CD players and hi-end CD players? Assuming that there is a compromise in the audio, just how much is it?
examples...
DVD/CD: Theta DaViD II, Proceed PMDT, Meridian 596...etc
CD: Cary 303/306, NuVista 3D, Electrocompanient, Levinson No39...etc

My listening room is set up for home theater, but I mostly listen to 2 ch stereo. Whenever I make a trade-off, it's in favor of 2-ch stereo. So I'm debating keeping Pioneer Elite as the DVD source and getting a good CD player or going the DVD/CD route. If I go DVD/CD, it will need to be upgradable to DVD-A/SACD some day. If I go with a good CD player now, later an upgrade to a DVD player with DVD-A and SACD (and presumably very good CD) with make purchasing a CD player now obsolete or at least redundant.

What do you think?

Theta Casanova
Dunlavy Cantatas
Aloia 13.01's vertical bi-amp
Looking out into the future there may be a 2ch pre-amp...
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jfrech
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I have a muse model 9 sig. dv/cd combo. I added a DCS DAC recently and am selling my Muse. I'm having 2nd thoughts though. The video section is very good, redbook cd w/o the dac is better than anything I heard in my system. I never heard the Audio Aero or the Audio mecca. They might better it for more money and w/o a video section.

maybe add a muse to your list...and if you want tops, then maybe a DAC...
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