Which would you buy?

I did buy the Sony E9000ES, but admit that did not make the comparison against the Muse 9. I have no idea how they compare.

I am totally satisfied with my Sony. It has the best picture quality from DVD that I have experineced to date, and the SACD is a fun new format to play with. A fully modified ART DI/O converter is due to arrive tomorrow. At that point Redbook CD's should be sounding great with it too.

if it had to be between the two I would opt for the Muse9. But depending what you budget is I would by a mark levinson 390s I have a 39 and It is a great player. It also drives your amp directly it has a preamp section in it. Good Luck

The Muse is a much better redbook cd player than the sony. The Muse is up there with the best one box players-especially the signature version. The sony offers sacd, which, is compelling. The muse is one of the best combo dvd/cd players on the market. If you want a better video section, the camelot roundtable or meridian 596 will better it slightly, but you'll loose some ground on audio.

So...pick the player based on what you want. If you desire SACD, then the sony. If you want tops in redbook cd playbac the Muze...

Out of curiosity, what does the Muse list for ? Sean
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The Muse list for about 4K. Someone has one used on the site for 2800 or so.