mike stehr Posted January 27, 2002 Share Posted January 27, 2002 I've had a Samsung 709 for 6 months now. Not a bad player stock for redbook CD two channel, and for the price. (The only bummer is you must keep the lid off, or it will die from overheating.) I bought a Pansonic DVD RP-56, terrible two channel analog audio. (Not a bad video player,OTOH.) The Samsung 709 stock is way better audio quality. IMO. I finally got around to doing a capacitor upgrade for the Samsung, It's why I got it. (You throw in a few larger caps here and there.) And I managed to upgrade the player without ruining anything, or smoking the unit. Fired right up like I didn't do nuthin' Whew! The Pansonic was gladly removed, and I tossed the Sammy in my system. Now it really stomps the Panasonic. It was a little nasty on the HF at first, but seems to be settling in little by little. (It could take a few days.) Then again, I could probably just be bullshitting myself. It's gotta sound better than most $200 CD/DVD players, and I'm still under $200. (and still have more mods planned.) I would like to have one of those Esoteric players, but I'm having fun, and keeping my sanity while unemployed for a little longer. If anyone can care less, THANX! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RobCurran Posted January 27, 2002 Share Posted January 27, 2002 As the song goes, You betta shop around Toshiba SD2700 Sony DVP-NS400D Happy listening! ------------------ A/V AMP: Yamaha DSP-A1 TV: 29" Sony Trinitron DVD: Toshiba SD9200 CDP: Denon DCM-370 MAIN: Klipsch Heresey II CTR: Klipsch KSF-C5 REAR: Infinity SM-65 (crap) SUB: Infinity BU-1 (crap) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mike stehr Posted January 27, 2002 Author Share Posted January 27, 2002 I already did. Read those Reviews, can't see either one of these players doing better two channel analog audio than the Samsung 709. Why? Weak switchmode power supplys. The Reviews clearly point that out on the Toshiba. The Sony seemed to have complaints about DVD's hanging up. The Sony would probably do two channnel analog audio better, maybe, IMO. But the quality of the power supply really dictates the audio on these DVD players, at this price range anyway. But I do notice you have a Denon DCM-370. I'm sure it does better Analog audio cd sound than those two DVD players mentioned. THANX! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RobCurran Posted January 27, 2002 Share Posted January 27, 2002 Mike, are you looking for a DVP or CDP? I ask this question because you refer to Denon DCM-370, which is a CDP. Anyways, the Toshiba I listed has HDCD like my Denon CDP. This leads me to believe some attention has gone into the DAC. So 2-channel analog should be OK. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mike stehr Posted January 27, 2002 Author Share Posted January 27, 2002 I'm not looking for anything at the moment. I knew the Denon was a CDP, sorry if I was misleading. The Samsung is a good 2 channel analog player for the money, and with a few mods, It supposedly rates up there with the Marantz 6000, 6000 OSE, a $500 $600 CDP player. Probably because the 709 has a regulated supply with separate supplys for analog and Digital. I'm just keeping my sanity. (I would like to go with a new CDP, but I am holding out until the decent quality line of Sony SACD player gets down to a decent price.) THANX! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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