Originally posted by Kevin C Brown:
IMO, Apex is garbage.
Pioneer has 2 current ones, the DV-45a (I have one) and the 47ai. Marantz also has one based on the older Pioneer DV-47a, the 8300.
Onkyo and Integra just announced universal players. Yamaha is supposed to have one out by Christmas.
And rumored is a uni-player from Denon early next year.
The latest issue of Sound&Vision reviews the DV-45A (They reviewed the 47A in May). They seem to like it alot (Surprise? Well, they did like the 1050 and the ICBM). Apparently the only thing they didn't like was its "plain styling".
However, at this point $700 is a little too rich for me, and I know this may sound crass, but I really like a five-disc carousel (the DV-45A is a one-disc drawer). As long as I can remember which disc is in what position.
The WAF also enters into the equation, along with a question.
Is SACD really that good?
I have heard it, but only briefly, and I didn't hear an appreciable diference. Maybe the recording wasn't the best it could have been.
I have never heard DVD-Audio, so the same question stands as for SACD.
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