On Mon, 17 Dec 2007 06:57:34 +1100, "Trevor Wilson"
wrote:

**Forget second hand, unless you are prepared to throw a new laser in a
decent exotic machine. IMO, the best value around today is the Harman Kardon
HD970. Brilliant machine for not too much cash. It'll even play MP3s.

Looked it up. The "...exclusive sound improvement system based on the
Real Time Linear Smoothing III, optimizing the sound level and
quality" worries me a little. Smacks of audiophile snake-oil. Can it
be switched out?