CD Player On The Fritz

skrol
skrol Posts: 3,413
edited October 2008 in Electronics
My Denon DCD-660 CD player from 1991 seems to have bit the dust. I was thinking of replacing it anyway for one with modern day capabilities (mp3, CD-RW, possibly SACD & DVD-A). I saw a universal DVD player, a Pioneer Elite DV48AV for $100 that plays everything including SACD, DVD-A and USB. Now I am only running 2 channel and no video on this system and the unit seems like overkill but the price is incredible.

While I like the flexibility of this unit, I am more concerned about sound quality. If I set my budget to $250, is there a better unit that I should consider?

Thanks in advance,
Stan

Main 2ch:
Polk LSi15 (DB840 upgrade), Parasound: P/LD-1100, HCA-1000A; Denon: DVD-2910, DRM-800A; Benchmark DAC1, Monster HTS3600-MKII, Grado SR-225i; Technics SL-J2, Parasound PPH-100.

HT:
Marantz SR7010, Polk: RTA11TL (RDO198-1, XO and Damping Upgrades), S4, CS250, PSW110 , Marantz UD5005, Pioneer PL-530, Panasonic TC-P42S60

Other stuff:
Denon: DRA-835R, AVR-888, DCD-660, DRM-700A, DRR-780; Polk: S8, Monitor 5A, 5B, TSi100, RM7, PSW10 (DXi104 upgrade); Pioneer: CT-6R; Onkyo CP-1046F; Ortofon OM5E, Marantz: PM5004, CD5004, CDR-615; Parasound C/PT-600, HCA-800ii, Sony CDP-650ESD, Technics SA 5070, B&W DM601
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  • MADGSF
    MADGSF Posts: 603
    edited October 2008
    Bump for a good question.

    I don't know that unit but I am also in the market for a player around 300.00. I have been looking at used units to make the most of my money but a good new unit at that price would make me think twice.
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  • concealer404
    concealer404 Posts: 7,440
    edited October 2008
    Here ya are:

    http://www.polkaudio.com/forums/showthread.php?t=72534&highlight=dv48
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  • WilliamM2
    WilliamM2 Posts: 4,796
    edited October 2008
    I have been using the DV48-AV for about three months now, and it's the best universal player I have tried yet, but I am connecting with HDMI, so I can't really tell you much about the analog output's sound. It has played everything I have tried without any issues.

    Others that I have tried all have some issues:

    Denon DVD-1930ci - Didn't read DVD-+R's very well.

    Yamaha DVD-S1700 and DVD-S1800 - Both had major issues reading DVD-+R's.

    Marantz VC-6100 - Very slow and clunky player, but played anything.

    Oppo HD993 - Played anything, and by far the best picture, but did not display the correct aspect ratio on any MPEG4 or AVI files I tried. Was also disappointed with the build qulity for $400.
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  • skrol
    skrol Posts: 3,413
    edited October 2008
    Anyone see any problem using a DVD player in a strictly 2 channel audio system?
    Stan

    Main 2ch:
    Polk LSi15 (DB840 upgrade), Parasound: P/LD-1100, HCA-1000A; Denon: DVD-2910, DRM-800A; Benchmark DAC1, Monster HTS3600-MKII, Grado SR-225i; Technics SL-J2, Parasound PPH-100.

    HT:
    Marantz SR7010, Polk: RTA11TL (RDO198-1, XO and Damping Upgrades), S4, CS250, PSW110 , Marantz UD5005, Pioneer PL-530, Panasonic TC-P42S60

    Other stuff:
    Denon: DRA-835R, AVR-888, DCD-660, DRM-700A, DRR-780; Polk: S8, Monitor 5A, 5B, TSi100, RM7, PSW10 (DXi104 upgrade); Pioneer: CT-6R; Onkyo CP-1046F; Ortofon OM5E, Marantz: PM5004, CD5004, CDR-615; Parasound C/PT-600, HCA-800ii, Sony CDP-650ESD, Technics SA 5070, B&W DM601
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  • danger boy
    danger boy Posts: 15,722
    edited October 2008
    skrol wrote: »
    Anyone see any problem using a DVD player in a strictly 2 channel audio system?

    no problem at all...
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  • cfrizz
    cfrizz Posts: 13,415
    edited October 2008
    No problem, it will do the job just fine.
    Marantz AV-7705 PrePro, Classé 5 channel 200wpc Amp, Oppo 103 BluRay, Rotel RCD-1072 CDP, Sony XBR-49X800E TV, Polk S60 Main Speakers, Polk ES30 Center Channel, Polk S15 Surround Speakers SVS SB12-NSD x2
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