Cheapest good sounding dvd player?

Oppo or Oppo!

If you can find a good used Marantz DV8300, DV8400 or DV9500; Denon DV5900,5910 or any in that series these are good sounding and play SACD and DVD-A as well

Any Oppo.

I asked about the CHEAPEST machine with "better than minimal" sound quality.
I am not seeking "the best cheap unit." I seek the cheapest "good" player.
Even used, OPPO units cost a few bills.

How about this:
What's the best player I can get for under $150.

I have Marantz DVD that cost $350 new 10 years ago. It sounds very good.

You can go on Ebay and get a near mint Denon 2910 player (make sure it has the remote) for $100-125. If you want HDMI connections look for a Denon 2930 progressive scan DVD player for $125-150. Check the buyer's feedback and ebay guarantee and watch out for shipping charges over $16.

You can find an Oppo DV-980H used (it's several years old) well in your price range. It sounds great, and has excellent DVD Video quality.

Michael

Original Sony Playstation 1 should fit your Bill. Can find em' for 25 bucks, and they sound wonderful.

Check out the many threads here on Audiogon

Even a Denon 2200 will have great sound and do what you need.

Richard, here's another vote for Denon 2910. I had one for a number of years. As a matter of fact, I brought it to your house several times. I don't think you were impressed, but you were comparing it to your Jolida which was much more lush and smooth. It's not a bad sounding player. The video quality is excellent and it sounds better than any $125 player should.

Just to clarify... The Denon 2910 has HDMI and it came with a remote as standard, but it's a good idea to make sure the remote is included.

You can get a Pioneer dv-393 second hand for virtually nothing. They sound amazing.

I picked up a Cambridge Audio Azure 540D for $75.00.

The sound is okay. My Meridian G98DH in my main system stomps all over it, but for non-Bluray movies in a second system the 540D is certainly more than adequate.

If $800+ is in your budget, a used G98DH is killer. For about 1/10 the price a CA Azure 540D should meet your needs.

Pioneer Elite DV97Avi; Very nice as a cd player and since most people are going Blue Ray, you can find this for about $200. haven't heard many under $1500 that can beat it now. Also, the Pioneer Elite DV09 is built like a tank and is also very nice and you can get it for $200 also. these are wonder units and were the top of the line. The audio sections are simple impressive. For about $800 you can get the Pioneer Elite BD-09 which you really can't beat for under $2500 even now. this thing has four dacs and is one of the best out there. I use is solely as a cd transport/player. I have the digital output plugged into my Audio Research DAC8 and the audio output directly into my Audio Research REF 3 pre-amp and I can't really hear a difference. It is pretty darn close to the quality of the DAC 8. people I know that sold it did so because it loads quite slowly compared to other Blue Ray players. I couldn't care less about that. I beats every player I compared it against as a cd/blue ray player and as a transport, you would be hard pressed to find a better transport. But, since you were asking about players on the cheap. For the money, (less than $1000) you really can't beat the DV79avi. Pioneer elite seriously overbuilt these units.

enjoy

I love my Pioneer Elite 59AVI and would 2nd the Elite 79AVi. Both can be had for little $$$ and have the best picture/sound for the price. Happy Listening.

Try NAD

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I recently donated my beloved Denon DVD1600 that was in storage for at least a decade.  This player had reference quality video playback.  You can find these used for under $100.

And,...used Arcam DV-88?

It’s discontinued so you have to buy it Pre-owned and it’s available on the cheap now …..and assuming you don’t need 4K video, then this is a terrific audio performer .

1. Arcam FMJ BDP100 Blu-ray Player

I bought the Panasonic DP-UB820 recently to replace a Samsung DVD that did not have an analogue output as the Oppo's are discontinued. Very happy but the remote is fiddly and takes some getting used to. I have an OLED TV and the video and audio is much better than the Samsung it replaced, and now I can play CDs through by tube amp.

$425 at Crutchfield.