Laserdisc-The godfather of ALL consumer optical disc media

This was one of the very first Compact Discs to come out when the format was introduced way back in 1982 (*it didn't come to America until 1983*)
VERY dynamic,which is why it was one of the first to show off what the CD and digital audio was capable of. Man those drums STILL have impact when you crank it up!!

For some reason never explained this movie was available on Laserdisc as a Japan and US release in Dolby Digital EX 6.1 channel. As well as on DVD in DTS-ES 6.1 discreet. However the Dolby Digital DVD was only 5.1 channels ?!?!??

When the movie was originally theatrically released there was so much bass in the surround channels,they had to come up with some kind of new program to send the bass from the surround channels to the subwoofer in order to keep from blowing up the surrounds! Such things are old news nowadays, however right before the turn of the century this was new territory as discreet,digital surround sound was still less than a decade old.

@rednedtugent
@xjghost

http://www.ebay.com/itm/PIONEER-refrence-elite-DVL-91-cd-dvd-LASERDISC-player-tested-working-DTS-/281953676283?hash=item41a5bfabfb

http://www.ebay.com/itm/Pioneer-Elite-DVL-90-Laserdisc-Player-Unit-Plays-GREAT-Looks-Great-Upgra-/151998503200?hash=item2363d11920

http://www.ebay.com/itm/Pioneer-Elite-CLD-95-Laserdisc-player/161992744822?_trksid=p2047675.c100005.m1851&_trkparms=aid=222007&algo=SIC.MBE&ao=1&asc=35694&meid=417d4e80e6fb4d8aaaaea823057ae592&pid=100005&rk=3&rkt=6&sd=151998503200

http://www.ebay.com/itm/Pioneer-CLD-97-ELITE-LaserDisc-player-WORKING/151993521189?_trksid=p2047675.c100005.m1851&_trkparms=aid=222007&algo=SIC.MBE&ao=1&asc=35694&meid=166801b0d0a44aed9e758f5729f78244&pid=100005&rk=1&rkt=6&sd=161992744822

@rednedtugent
@xjghost

http://www.ebay.com/itm/PIONEER-REFRENCE-ELITE-CLD-95-CD-CDV-LASERDISC-PLAYER-W-REMOTE-NEAR-MINT-/222044097031?hash=item33b2dc0a07

honestaquarian wrote: »

@rednedtugent

On eBay right now.This one is based on the DVL-700.It's the one they made before the DVL-91.I had this one right before I found a DVL-91

http://www.ebay.com/itm/Pioneer-DVL-90-Elite-Series-Home-Theater-LaserDisc-Laser-Disc-LD-DVD-CD-Player-/262308975996?hash=item3d12d5557c

@rednedtugent
This one is still on eBay for $149.99 Buy It Now
You can always find the remote on eBay as well.

http://www.ebay.com/itm/PIONEER-ELITE-LASERDISC-PLAYER-LD-S2-Mint-/131745204234?hash=item1eaca0480a

I had a non audiophile friend over yesterday and I decided to use his ears to see if he could also hear a difference between the Oppo BDP-103 and the Pioneer Elite DVL-91/Meridian 519 combo. He heard all of the same things that I did.
Then here's the kicker.
He went into another room (*THIS part was HIS idea*) and asked me to play the same track again and this time don't tell him which player was playing the disc.

HE HEARD A DIFFERENCE!

Make no mistake,I am in no way disparaging the Oppo. This is a KICKA$$ Blu-ray player!!
However the high jitter in HDMI connections is something that the Oppo cannot overcome. Nothing beats it when it comes to flexibility and streaming capabilities though. Anything that my PS3 Slim won't play,the Oppo will play.
However when it comes to Redbook CD's,the Pioneer/Meridian combo and the reclocking circuit in the Meridian is the King of the hill at my address.

StantonZ wrote: »

honestaquarian wrote: »

http://www.ebay.com/itm/PIONEER-ELITE-LASERDISC-PLAYER-LD-S2-Mint-/131745204234?hash=item1eaca0480a

I have to laugh at the guy's description/narrative.
"Dolby Pro-Logic better than AC-3"..."multiple trays...eliminate distortion". Sounds like a salesman who found a (decent) LD player "on the cheap" and just wants to flip it. The thing that makes the S2's so attractive is the thing that worries me: twice as many transports to go bad. Also, I wouldn't buy anything without an AC-3 RF out (I bought an out-board decoder a long time ago since they pulled them from AVR's), but that's just me.

Hey waitaminute
That thing only has one BIG tray!?!?!???