I used to own the RT-10 and still feel it is horribly under-rated. Too many people dismiss it as a Pioneer knock-off when in my system it was clearly a better player than most.
Chadnliz - you have a great system, and one that will no doubt make differences in players more noticeable than many folks will ever realize. I used to own the Focus 20/20s [you have posted in my virtual system thread - I now have Whispers] and with a variety of amps and certainly never a pre-amp as good as your ARC, so I feel I know where you are coming from.
When I did my real cdp evaluation, I wanted a universal with stellar video too. In the end, I found my demands to be impossible to meet, and went with an external video processor to handle the video side, and an Esoteric DV-50 player for the audio. I had in my system [either owning or demo-ing] the RT-10, a Denon 3910, a Modwright 3910, a Krell Showcase, a Simaudio Orbiter, an Integra DPS 10.5, and a Meridian G-something-or-other (98?). There may have been others, I just cannot remember. Some were good with video, but not audio and visa-versa. Some werent good at either
The Meridian [a transport] was a real surprise to me as to how good it was with CD playback only. The Orbiter was a little easier sounding than the DV-50, but the DV-50 has the required multi-channel level controls I need(ed).
I definitely preferred the DV-50 over the Lexicon though, but I really cant remember why. I dont know how the DV-50 compares in audio to the DV-60, but the DV-60 video is said to be a big improvement which was badly needed.
Another option might be to have Dave Schulte at the Upgrade Company work on your RT-10. He transformed my DV-50 into clearly the best player I ever had in my system.
Where are you located? Is there any chance you can demo the DV-60? I would strongly encourage to do so rather than taking anyones word one way or the other
Chadnliz - you have a great system, and one that will no doubt make differences in players more noticeable than many folks will ever realize. I used to own the Focus 20/20s [you have posted in my virtual system thread - I now have Whispers] and with a variety of amps and certainly never a pre-amp as good as your ARC, so I feel I know where you are coming from.
When I did my real cdp evaluation, I wanted a universal with stellar video too. In the end, I found my demands to be impossible to meet, and went with an external video processor to handle the video side, and an Esoteric DV-50 player for the audio. I had in my system [either owning or demo-ing] the RT-10, a Denon 3910, a Modwright 3910, a Krell Showcase, a Simaudio Orbiter, an Integra DPS 10.5, and a Meridian G-something-or-other (98?). There may have been others, I just cannot remember. Some were good with video, but not audio and visa-versa. Some werent good at either
The Meridian [a transport] was a real surprise to me as to how good it was with CD playback only. The Orbiter was a little easier sounding than the DV-50, but the DV-50 has the required multi-channel level controls I need(ed).
I definitely preferred the DV-50 over the Lexicon though, but I really cant remember why. I dont know how the DV-50 compares in audio to the DV-60, but the DV-60 video is said to be a big improvement which was badly needed.
Another option might be to have Dave Schulte at the Upgrade Company work on your RT-10. He transformed my DV-50 into clearly the best player I ever had in my system.
Where are you located? Is there any chance you can demo the DV-60? I would strongly encourage to do so rather than taking anyones word one way or the other