On Tue, 29 Mar 2005 13:19:36 -0500, Kalman Rubinson
wrote:

It ain't about DVD-vs-CD players but about old-vs-new technology.

Good point, and it certainly seems to hold for the latest generation
of 'universal' players. My new (made in China) Pioneer DV-575A is
sonically indistinguishable from the Meridian 588 on CD, plays
anything that fits in the slot, and generates great pictures. It also
cost about a quarter of the DV-515 it replaced.

On Tue, 29 Mar 2005 17:19:04 GMT, "tox"
wrote:

I own a very old Sony CDP - 990 CD player, which has served me brilliantly
for more years than I care to remember. However, last year, I visited Richer
Sounds for one of their Sunday clearance sales and picked up a Sony DVP
S735D for just £30. Looking at the unit, it appeared to had never been
plugged in and the manual and remote were still in their sealed packaging.
The 735 received rave reviews a few years ago and cost around £500. After
setting it up, I found the picture quality superb. However, a couple of
nights ago, I happened to drop a CD into the 735 and quite frankly, was
knocked out by the sound quality reproduced by this primarily DVD player.

Anyone else found DVD players as good or better than CD players for playing
CD's?

Cheers all
tox

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