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Denon make a whole range of Universal players from a couple of
hundred notes up to a couple of thousand. As you get further up the
range they separate the audio and video circuits completely
(including separate power supplies) to prevent interference??

No, they separate the functions into separate boxes to create
perceived value. I've tested the audio outputs of enough DVD players
to know that contamination of the audio from video is usually a
non-problem. Any time it would be a problem would be examples of
substandard engineering and construction.

Thanks, guys, for your thoughts. On paper the Pioneer DV-575 looks
like unbeatable value. What I don't get is why are there so many
CD-only players still available?

Poor inventory management on the part of retailers, distributors, and
manufactuers.

With DVD-A and SACD around, is not the CD format obsolete?

The CD-A format is obviously quite alive and well. In fact, DVD-A and SACD
are likely to predecese it.

My reasoning for going for a universal player
was because I thought that was the case.

Think again. If you want to talk about obsolete formats, think about vinyl.
People are still buying a trickle of vinyl players, right?

I guess the real questions I
have a how long can one expect CDs to remain available?

Indefinately.

Why, if DVD-A and SACD are so superior (in stereo mode?), is there still a
market for CD-only players?

The DVD-A and SACD formats don't provide a sound quality advantage. The only
reason why some SACDs and DVD-A releases sound different is that they were
remastered to not sound the same.