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Sacd / Dvda universal players

I have been looking to get a universal player these are the following I know about that are out or are coming out. Does anyone know of any I am missing or have any opinions or information about them

Yamaha DVD-S2300 MSRP 1000.00
Onkyo DV-SP800 MSRP 800.00
Marantz DV8300 MSRP 1499.00
Pioneer 47Ai MSRP 1200.00
Denon DVD-2900 MSRP 999.00
Integra DPS 8.3 MSRP 1200.00

Audiophile Reference Class:

Denon DVD-9000 MSRP 3495.00
Lexicon RT-10 MSRP 3495.00
Teac esoteric 50 MSRP 5500.00
Muse model 10
McCormack audio udp-1 est 3495.00
Msb Technology MSRP 7995.00 this is also a preamp/processor
Bel Canto est 8-10K
Linn Unidisk est 8-11K
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deven8 OP
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chelentano thats kinda how I am leaning. I could get the yamaha now and wait two more years for hopefully everything to get straightened out. Then go with a reference class player, although I do really like the lexicon, but it is based on the pioneer and just got a pretty face and a upscale audio section. I was wondering if there is something out there I might of overlooked.
deven8 OP
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thanks scotty did not know that. I missed that in the specs.
deven8 OP
81 posts
 
well I settled on a philip dv963a. I looked at available software and didnt really see much dvda for the moment. I like sacd better and Thought well, I spend $400 now and wait a year to see all of these universal players get sorted out. Then I will buy a reference piece. The sacd portion of it is pretty good and the dvd video is great. So it should get me through the year. thanks for all the help
deven8 OP
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I have a feeling that next year at this time there are going to be more universal players than you can shake a stick at. They will all be pretty darn good by then and prices will have dropped as well. The second generation of player will have also sorted out all of the weakness of the first ones. Can we wait thats the really big question? Hopefully by next year new releases will be sacd/cd or cd/dvda the day they come out. Will see.....
deven8 OP
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I kinda of discredit the marantz and pioneer because they do not play SACD in true DSD they down mix to pcm. I think they are missing the boat there but I feel it is probably easier for them to make it universal that way. I stand corrected about them being second gen but until they have fully DSD capability I would not really consider them as universal players I am interested in.
deven8 OP
81 posts
 
well I went for the phillips dvd 963a. It was/is a fine piece of gear. But then I went all out for a Linn unidisk and it is flat out amazing.
I would go in this order by price
Yamaha DVD-S2300
Pioneer 47Ai
Teac esoteric 50
Linn unidisk 1.1
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