willland Posted July 2, 2009 Share Posted July 2, 2009 My new toy arrived today. It's a universal player that plays all discs except BD or HD-DVD. I bought on Ebay a display model with a plexiglass top to show the guts of the player. Real cool. CD's sound great with analog 2 channel. The Wolfson DACS on board are light years better than those on board my BD player or HD-DVD player. Have not listen to with a digital coax yet to let my Onkyo receiver do the DA converting. I am moving my HD-DVD player to my bedroom and will use the Onkyo player in my main system for all discs except BD. This player is a tank weighing in at 26.7 pounds. Overbuilt is an understatement. It is a discontinued model that can be found new or used for $300.00 to $500.00. I won the bid for $299.00 with shipping. Anyone know a good place to find SACD's or DVD Audio discs? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
willland Posted July 2, 2009 Author Share Posted July 2, 2009 Another picture. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
willland Posted July 2, 2009 Author Share Posted July 2, 2009 Another one next to Marantz. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
willland Posted July 2, 2009 Author Share Posted July 2, 2009 Big gut shot. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
wuzzzer Posted July 4, 2009 Share Posted July 4, 2009 Cool unit! Half.com is a good place for audio items. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Islander Posted July 4, 2009 Share Posted July 4, 2009 Very cool-looking one-of-a-kind unit! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
etc6849 Posted July 5, 2009 Share Posted July 5, 2009 Nice looking unit. The SP1000 is an assume player too if you are into DVD-A or SACDs. I don't have one, but I hear the video playback is excellent too. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
willland Posted July 5, 2009 Author Share Posted July 5, 2009 I don't have one, but I hear the video playback is excellent too. You are correct. The video is just shy of spectacular. I worked in the yard all day yesterday in 95 degree/90% humidity and chose not to go with family and friends to see fireworks last night. Glad I didn't because my wife said the crowds were crazy and they really did not enjoy themselves. During my time alone, I watched "Master and Commander" on plain ole DVD and was blown away by the visual clarity and reg. DTS 5.1 sounded as good as DTSMA. I have been using my Toshiba HD-A30 for reg. DVD's(which upconverts very well) until now. This Onkyo has permanantly replaced it for DVD's and CD's. I can't wait to get a couple of DVD-A's and SACD's and try them out. Bill Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
etc6849 Posted July 5, 2009 Share Posted July 5, 2009 I would recommend trying DVD-A. There is a difference in terms of mastering and some DVD-A discs have the sub channel 10-15dB too high. The best mastering I have heard is on Eagles - Hotel California DVD-A. The disc is hard to find and probably +$50 though. By far the best multi channel audio I have heard though. If you want a cheaper album that's excellent too buy this DVD-A: Eric Clapton and BB King: Riding with the King. I listen to this album the most, but the Eagles ablum is arguably one of the best DVD-A in terms of mastering. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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