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Best Universal Player for DVD's , CD's w/ dvd-a

I am interested in purchasing a universal player. I am probably going to get the Rotel RSP 1066 which has one set of multi-channel inputs. I was told that a universal player was probably the way to go. I understand that Pioneer has the chroma bug. I am looking for something under $1,000. I read quite a bit and was going to get the Panasonic rp 82, but can only find "code free" for about $360.

Any hot tips or suggestions? Chuck
chucke
hifi111
34 posts
 
The Cal dvd 2500 is the best I have seen and heard for movies bar none. It upsamples cd's and sounds as good as most standalone players costing three times as much.Dan
is correct that you can find the 2500 for 900 to 1000 or
below. contact me for more info

Hifi111
mbolek
164 posts
 
Samsung HD-1000.

Check out the AVS forum link.

http://www.avsforum.com/avs-vb/showthread.php?s=&threadid=234793&perpage=30&pagenumber=1
wccoe
75 posts
 
The Cal Labs CL-2500 DVD player does not play DVD-Audio. It does play 24/96 DADS.
eldartford
4,262 posts
 
The Pioneer DVD 45A (at about $400) really does play both DVD-A and SACD, which some other players mentioned above do not. It is solidly built and sounds good to me...don't be put off by the low price. (Perhaps I should say: don't be distracted by the high prices of other players).

Regarding the "Chroma bug"...do some research on this. Most players (even High End ones) have it, and depending on your video equipment and the type of movies you watch, you may not even see the "problem".
tsmack
35 posts
 
I have auditioned the Denon 2900 and for under $1000 it has the best DVD picture I have seen plus they incorporate an 8MB buffer to eliminate layer changes. The cd, DVD-a and SACD performance is quite good, not as good as some units, but you would have to spend more money and only you can decide whether it is worth it for yourself. I have seen the 2900 for under $800 new on Ebay.
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