Good universal player?

keith allen
keith allen Posts: 734
edited November 2004 in Electronics
I need opinions on a good universal player,I want it to have sacd...music is the most important thing for me,Im not that big of a movvie buff.Must be under a grand.
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  • dorokusai
    dorokusai Posts: 25,577
    edited November 2004
    Denon, Toshiba and Pioneer all make popular Uni-Players under 1K.
    CTC BBQ Amplifier, Sonic Frontiers Line3 Pre-Amplifier and Wadia 581 SACD player. Speakers? Always changing but for now, Mission Argonauts I picked up for $50 bucks, mint.
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  • bknauss
    bknauss Posts: 1,441
    edited November 2004
    If you want a DVD-A and SACD player, you should look into getting a player with seperate clocks for each format. I have heard Marantz makes one of these for around $1k. Don't know the model or the exact price though........
    Brian Knauss
    ex-Electrical Engineer for Polk
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  • keith allen
    keith allen Posts: 734
    edited November 2004
    What is the benefit of seperate clocks?I need cd/dvd 101,dont know what dac,redbook means...dvd-a???
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  • dorokusai
    dorokusai Posts: 25,577
    edited November 2004
    If you are just getting into this format, which it looks like you are, seperate clocks should be the least of your concerns. Don't worry about it.

    Redbook = Regular CD
    DVD-A = DVD Audio
    DAC = Digital/Analog Converter

    Burr/Brown makes some of the best DAC's, and Denon uses them almost exclusively.
    CTC BBQ Amplifier, Sonic Frontiers Line3 Pre-Amplifier and Wadia 581 SACD player. Speakers? Always changing but for now, Mission Argonauts I picked up for $50 bucks, mint.
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  • Toxis
    Toxis Posts: 5,116
    edited November 2004
    Denon DVD-2910. Amazing all the way around and retails for around $600 or less. Now if you find the right price on one, pick up a DVD-3910 and don't look back. The analog out is probably about the best you can find under $2k from what I've been reading...
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  • reeltrouble1
    reeltrouble1 Posts: 9,312
    edited November 2004
    Crutchfield was closing out the Denon 2900, a super player that went for grand when it was first introduced. They were way under a grand.
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