Chazz: I too thought that the CD having a digital in but no digital out was pretty weird to say the least. Other than that, one of my friends modded his GCD-750 by installing Black Gates, "high tech" diodes, etc.. and thougth it really woke it up. Having said that, he still ended up selling it. I don't know if that's what you wanted to hear or not, but his experience with the stock player seemed to match what you are saying here. When i listened to his player here ( stock before mods ), it seemed to be very sensitive to AC grunge and power cord changes. Sean
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