Which are the top DVD-A players?

Calanctus , correct of course . I mentioned the g series and 598 because of the excellent pricing vs cost in the line. There is just so few who can even look at an 800 series seriously. The gap in performance has closed signifigantly but the 800 series is future proof and is the best money can buy in all probability. You are so right however .. I was hoping to excite some interest .

Irishdog
I know you love your dv-50 and I think it great also but, please stop bad mouthing the Linn unidisk. I have had one since september and not one problem what so ever ! Plus Linn is providing hardware and software upgrades to keep it on the leading edge. Esoteric is not.

My comments on the Linn Unidisk are based on the experience of a friend who got his in July. The sound is excellent, at least as good as the DV-50 and perhaps better. However, he has had a lot of software problems, and has had to return it to Linn twice. (He is currently waiting for its 2nd. return.) I agree that it is a great player. He may have got a "lemon". I suggest that purchasers audition the actual unit they plan to purchase on all the major formats before writing the check.

The Linn Unidisk 1.1 that I've had for a few months has not shown up any problems in operation or format recognition.