I've been listening to the Philips 963 for about a month and really like it for redbook CD (it has 24/192 upsampling). I like my Sony ES9000 for SACD and DVD, however. The "inexpensive" ($500) Philips would be better if:
1. It had digital inputs so other devices could be upsampled, 2. It had balanced outputs, 3. The remote was more "normal" -it lacks some basic functions we've come to expect.
For the money though, it's quite an impressive machine.
1. It had digital inputs so other devices could be upsampled, 2. It had balanced outputs, 3. The remote was more "normal" -it lacks some basic functions we've come to expect.
For the money though, it's quite an impressive machine.