dvd vs cd?

I guess the answer might just be "maybe". My gut feeling, based on experience, is that in the under $1500 U.S. price range, a DVD player is definitely the way to go, above that I can't really comment. I really wonder how many people are doing "serious" comparisons of DVD to CD only sound in that under $1500 price range. I sold an Arcam Alpha 8SE about 7 months ago because my RCA 5223P DVD player was the equal of it, if not downright better. I'm not going to say that all the RCA players are great because I haven't heard all of them, and they have changed their newer models. But over on Audioasylum, there are guys who are very strong proponents of the Samsung 709 DVD player (a model a few years old like my RCA, and their praise is limited to the 709 only, not the other Samsung players) who say its performance betters the Arcam Alpha 9, a pretty highly thought of CD player. RCA, Samsung? Not exactly high end names. The other great advantage of a combined DVD/CD player is that when you tweak it (power cords, damping, isolation etc.), you get better performance in both domains, audio and video, which is pretty appealing to a guy like me who's cheap!

I'll second the S9000es suggestion, it's a decent cd player, great dvd,+ you get SACD. Not bad for the money.

I don't think you'll see a mass format change from cds in a long time. I upgraded the Muse 8 dvd transport to the Audiomeca Mephisto 2 cd transport. I guess I'm going backwards with a much more analoglike sound

Snook2,It will only be that much longer for any new superior sounding format to take hold if people like yourself do not buy into it. a vote for cd is a vote for inferior sound and if you really wanted analog like sound you would opt for a turntable or sacd player not the inferior cd forever sound.Streetman my vote is for the 9000es and the street price is under 1100.00 and if you want to play the cd upgrade game while your waiting for more sacd titles it has superb sounding digital out and would make an awsome transport.

Your right EARS you still can't beat vinyl. Check out the Audiomeca gear better voicing than the Sony. Don't hold your breath on more SACD titles for at least 2more years