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Best new 5 ch.SACD/ DVD-A/ DVD/ CD player?

I'm considering a change from my Sony 9000ES to gain 5 ch. SACD/DVD-A/CD-R playback and need feedback from members who have had the chance to check any of the newest players out. I wonder how the Pioneer DV-47's DVD playback compares to the Sony 9000ES? Please elaborate a bit on any experiences with the DV-47. I have owned the Pioneer DV-05 and the DV-37, and although they were good players, my Sony 9000ES is superior on every level. It has clearer, sharper video and better CD playback. I am considering the DV-47 because I'm anxious to have 5 channel SACD with DVD-A as well. I wouldn't care about DVD-A, but there are some DVD-A titles I would very much enjoy having. The DV-47 still has the red chroma bug problem, but to what extent?. I'm not sure I can overlook that. I currently use a Toshiba 42H81 HDTV, but will eventually get a DLP pj, and I'm concerned that the red chroma bug will become an issue on a larger screen. Denon has some multi format DVD players coming out with similar features, and no chroma bug. They are usually quite good in terms of audio, but to date their video quality has never been great, so I don't them expect them to excel in that aspect this time as far as DVD playback is concerned, but would be happy to hear that they have produced a winner this time. I use my DVD player as my 2 ch. CD source for the time being, so that aspect must be very acceptable. Tx, Martin
bmpnyc
bmpnyc OP
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Charles, you might find it difficult to keep the DV-47A away from your video rig and end up buying two!
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chaskelljr2001
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Bmpnyc:

Yep............ that might be all in true in what you say about the DV-48A when I finally get it home and get it hooked up. I suspect that the picture quality of the DV-47A will improve over the DV-37 thanks to a large part, the 12 Bit/108 MHz. processing circuitry inside of the DV-47A. But since I am planning on keeping my DV-37 even when I purchase the DV-47A, I probably will still transfer the DV-37 back to my home theater system, even if the newer DV-47A will top it in picture quality. But in either case, it will be a big improvement over the Toshiba SD-2700 that I am now using. And besides, even though it will become a superseeded model eventually, the DV-37 still delivers a nice picture now. What's going to keep the DV-47A out of my home theater system and put it in my audio system instead will be the DV-47A's CD /SACD/ DVD-A playback capability and those 24 Bit/192 KHz. DACs (as opposed to the redbook CD playback capability of the DV-37 as well as its 24 Bit/96 KHz. DACs).

And at $1,200.00 a pop, I doubt it very seriously that I can afford two of them anyway.

Then again, there's nothing wrong with dreaming, right??

--Charles--
plnney0beb
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Make sure you take allok at Pioneer's new top of the line Multi-Player- the DV AX10 excellent all-around unit. Expensive at 5k however....
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chaskelljr2001
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Plnney:

Yep, the Pioneer DV-AX10 is an an "all around" universal digital player as well. It is nicely constructed and it is nice looking too. But at $5K, all I can do is look and be very smitten by it. But, that's about all I can do with the DV-AX10, as I cannot afford to spend what 90% of audio system costs just for THAT one item. It was good that I waited the year or so just like I did. Now, Pioneer is coming out with the Elite DV-48A which can do just about everything the DV-AX10 could do a year ago, but only the Elite DV-47A doesn't cost $5K. It will be priced at about $1,200.00 (according to Pioneer anyway), and I may very well pay THAT full amount when the DV-47A finally arrives at my dealer since I would like to get one of the first ones as soon as they arrive at my dealer. With the battlelines between DVD-A and SACD drawn, it turned out that I had to use my existing Pioneer Elite DV-37 as a CD Player for a while until either a new high resolution format was decided on, or until an affordable universal digital hit the market. And now, with Pioneer pending the release of the Elite DV-47A, it looks like now, my ship is going to finally come in.

--Charles--
bazmataz
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but why does the dv47a cost so much less than the apparently inferior dv38a? what giveS???
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