Post by Dan Popp August 26, 2004 (1 of 5)
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I've seen some good-to-great reviews on this Philips DVD-935-SA. It's so cheap it's hard to believe it sounds good - especially with all the video circuits.
How about this? I'm looking for a gift for a friend and I don't want to get him a piece of crap... but OTOH I can't spend the 1000 US beans I paid for my Marantz 8260. He would by using it in his (nice) audio system, not for TV.
Advice? Information? "You get what you pay for" still the operating theory?
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Post by Darkness August 27, 2004 (2 of 5)
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Dan Popp said:
I've seen some good-to-great reviews on this Philips DVD-935-SA. It's so cheap it's hard to believe it sounds good - especially with all the video circuits.
How about this? I'm looking for a gift for a friend and I don't want to get him a piece of crap... but OTOH I can't spend the 1000 US beans I paid for my Marantz 8260. He would by using it in his (nice) audio system, not for TV.
Advice? Information? "You get what you pay for" still the operating theory?
I have a friend who has one,he is very pleased with the sound.BTW You can turn
off the video circuit. Music Direct was selling the DVA963SA on there E Mail
list for $350.00. At that price this is a exceptional player.
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Post by tream August 27, 2004 (3 of 5)
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Dan Popp said:
I've seen some good-to-great reviews on this Philips DVD-935-SA. It's so cheap it's hard to believe it sounds good - especially with all the video circuits.
How about this? I'm looking for a gift for a friend and I don't want to get him a piece of crap... but OTOH I can't spend the 1000 US beans I paid for my Marantz 8260. He would by using it in his (nice) audio system, not for TV.
Advice? Information? "You get what you pay for" still the operating theory?
Dan, I'd consider the Sony SCD-CE595 - listed for $149.95 on Sony's site. I have an earlier version of this that was my launch point into SACD-I still use it (I also now have the 9000ES) and it sounds great. Music-only.
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Post by zeus August 27, 2004 (4 of 5)
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tream said:
Dan, I'd consider the Sony SCD-CE595 - listed for $149.95 on Sony's site. I have an earlier version of this that was my launch point into SACD-I still use it (I also now have the 9000ES) and it sounds great. Music-only.
Every sticker on the front of the player represents a licensing fee for the manufacturer which, in turn, determines what they can put in the box at a certain price point. I think it's great Sony has stuck with CD/SA-CD only players. Also Marantz, but at a higher starting point.
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Post by Dan Popp August 28, 2004 (5 of 5)
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zeus said:
Every sticker on the front of the player represents a licensing fee for the manufacturer
Good point, Zeus.
Thanks to all who have contributed their thoughts and experience. I think I am just too chicken to give my friend a $250 deck (that's the lowest price I found for the Philips!) to nestle in among his McIntosh and Denon components. But I'll give him a good demo of SACD playback and let nature take its course!
8-)
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