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Budget upgrade from Denon 1940ci DVD/CD?

Budget recommendation wanted.

What is an upgrade (not a lateral move) from the Denon 1930ci/1940ci Universal players with these criteria?

1.) Improved CD playback.
2.) I'd prefer stand alone unit than the an add on DAC.
3.) Same quaility picture w/ 1080P upconverting and HDMI.

The Denon is better than the cheap Oppo's so that is not an option. I owned one and the Denon is better.

Is the Cambridge Audio DAC Magic my only option? Or is there a better all in one budget DVD player?
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celtic66
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Second the Scott Nixon. I've owned lots of DACs including the Chibi with the external PS and it sounds great!! Still preferred my Audio Sector but hey not a fair fight. The Nixon was open and had a bit more punch on the bottom end than my Audio Sector. With confidence I would say overall better as a pure DAC than the DacMagic.
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mjcmt OP
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I forgot about Scott Nixon and will look into their DACs. A year or so ago when I had I high-end system I looked at the Scott Nixon DAC and end with the Benchmark as the DAC/preamp into a tube power amp. This time around I don't need to have a volume built in.
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mjcmt OP
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I looked at the Nixin DACs and now remember that I think the looks are a bit to weird for me (I like the conservative metal box) and that it uses a wall wart power supply. Unless I get a used one for cheap I may not be ready to invest in their DACs.
loomisjohnson
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fpr an all in one dvp, with music playback being the priority, i'd opt for arcam.
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