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What's the best CD/DVD player under $1000?

Am considering selling my Denon 2910 CD/DVD player and looking to upgrade. Want better soundstage and imaging than this player reproduces. Am I dreaming there's a plyer out there less than $1K or do I need to keep saving? Would consider a used player to stay in budget.

One thought I have is to match up with my other seperates.

I have Rotel components (1066 / 1095 ). Would I go wrong if I picked up a 1072CD for around $450-$500 used and a 1080 DVD for around $550?
sempaul
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sfar
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One option would be do add a high-quality external DAC to the Denon. I'm using a Rotel 1060 DVD as a transport for CD's with a Benchmark DAC-1 and it's a very nice combination.
coxhaus
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I just bought a Denon DVD-9000 for my home theater system. I am very happy with the quality of the sound for under a $1000.00 on Audiogon.
newmanoc
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You need to audition all you can, of course. In those auditions be sure you compare your Denon to an Arcam DVD 78 and DVD 79. I personally find them (by far) the best at audio and DVD combined in the price range. They can be had used for around $600 to 1k respectively (new, 1K and 1.7K respectively). The DVD 79 gives you a DVI connection and the ability to play DVD Audio, but otherwise is pretty similar in quality to the DVD 78.
sempaul OP
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I spoke with a dealer in Milwaukee who said they carried Arcam for about 3 month and dropped them due to issues with quality control. He claimed a very high percentage of their stock came in defective. Has anyone else ever heard of a higher than normal repair/defect history asociated with Arcam? Is this a recent trend? etc... or is this fella smokin something and perhaps not telling me the whole story (e.g. did Arcam maybe drop them instead?).
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