Jimstew,
Although I do not necessarily agree that a DVD player should be better than a CD player or a CD mega changer or special dedicated DAC, my experience is that the differences between players are small enough that I am not at all surprised to read your comment.
My room, speakers and the source material mix/mastering quality totally dominate the quality of what I achieve in playback from my system. Differences in digital players tend to be dwarfed by these other factors.
If anyone wants to prove this to themselves....simply move your speakers by about two feet and you will immediately hear a significant audible difference, often with one position being decidedly better than another. Or compare an original release with a remastered version. Switching between one CD player and another rarely produces such big differences...
Although I do not necessarily agree that a DVD player should be better than a CD player or a CD mega changer or special dedicated DAC, my experience is that the differences between players are small enough that I am not at all surprised to read your comment.
My room, speakers and the source material mix/mastering quality totally dominate the quality of what I achieve in playback from my system. Differences in digital players tend to be dwarfed by these other factors.
If anyone wants to prove this to themselves....simply move your speakers by about two feet and you will immediately hear a significant audible difference, often with one position being decidedly better than another. Or compare an original release with a remastered version. Switching between one CD player and another rarely produces such big differences...