It is admittedly a bit pricey, but I just got the Denon 5900, and it is the finest player I have ever owned. Crystal clear video with terrific color, and audio is superb in every respect to my ears. Had a Pioneer DV47a, and it was excellent as well. Only complaint about the Pioneer was that SACDs sounded somewhat antiseptic.

As for center channels, my wife has always had a hard time with dialogue from the center. We finally settled on a Mirage HDT-F for the center (matched with Mirage's all around - I also agree with that observation) and she is finally in movie nirvana. We, too, bump up the center a few db.

Good luck!

Mike

I agree about the 950. Terrific buy.

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