I wouldn't recomend buying into a mostly dead foremat.I have Theta Data 3,and many LD'S;so I have a different perspective.I own Hell Freezes Over on:cd,ld,&dvd.The only one I play now: LD.Better bass than DVD (Elite 09) better picture than the CD +cd has 3 songs missing. I think the mag's under rated this on LD,sound.They did give it class A as a cd transport.I also have Gen 5A w/24/96 So as I say Everything else in the playback system matters.I do sur.snd.;but NEVER for music lds or dvds.