"Bedouin" wrote in message
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"Nath" wrote in message
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However I believe that eventually one (or both) of the formats will
supersede CD so I
will want to go that way eventually.

Given that I intend to buy a DVD player for the Video side now anyway, it
seems like a good opportunity to get the added benefit of hi-res digital
audio for only a little more dosh (at least in the case of the cheap
pioneer).

I suppose I could rephrase the question as is there enough benefit to be
had
in terms of improved sound quality from the more expensive players to
justify the extra cost at this stage?



I very much doubt SACD and DVD-Audio will ever replace CD. They've been out
for a few years now, and the lack of software, confusion regarding setup,
and inability to see any in the high street means they'll both die off (IMO)
a bit like HDCD. I read that (DVD-Audio/SACD titles) in the biggest music
store in NY were located in the corner, incorrectly labelled and basically
forgotten, with only a few titles. If huge stores have a small collection-
what's the chance your local woolies/whsmith store has a dedicated
DVD-Audio/SACD rack? Most audio shops don't even know what HDCD is, let
alone these two new formats. And they think all DVD players play DVD-Audio
discs (again confusion)

Personally when I replace my DVD player I will only buy a bog standard
player (excellent picture, digital outputs) not bothered with DVD-Audio or
SACD.

Since you have a decent system, you might need to get a relatively decent
sounding player.. and not the cheapest (cheap DAC's, poor sound etc)
Probably won't be too bad if you had budget system- you probably won't spot
cheap sounding player.

I would start at around £450- something like the HK DVD30.