Next ? Is DVD audio as good as CD?

There is a very interesting article in new Stereophile, in Sam's Space (Sam Tellig). He "touches" on this subject, and if you read it you will come to some answers. Just an insert:"...It seems DVD-A releases from so called "major" record labels will be watermarked. Do you want these crippled discs? I sure as hell don't"

And if you're willing to spend more money, you can buy a Sony S9000ES CD/DVD/SACD player ($1500 retail and about $1100 mail order). It's CD play is being compared to comparatively priced CD players. It's SACD play exceeds $10K turntables and CD players. Check out the reviews in audioreview.com. I love my S9000ES. I bought a Panasonic A7 ($1000 list, $500 street) and JVC723GD ($900 list, $570 steet), but returned them. After listening to the 9000ES, the CD play of the other two, plus my Sony DVP-300, sounded cheap.

My cd system consists of a Krell 300cd with Synergistic Research Resolution Reference cables including the power. The interconnect is actively shielded. So I have in excess of 6k$ deicated to cd playback. I recently purchased a JVC-D 723 DVD player because I wanted progressive scanning. The player also had DVD audio playback capability. On Cd playback I compared it to the Krell. It was like comparing a cru bourgeois bourdeaux to a premier cru. Both are enjoyable but even in a good year only one is memorable. The gap narrows or disappears when I play a DVD audio disc even though I am using a stock power cord & el cheapo interconnects. Based upon what I have heard; I truly hope DVD audio takes off because I would invest in a unit that take full advantage of it.