DVD player, which to use for a cd transp

I also use the Marantz DV18 as a transport, but only for 24/96 discs (I have a Forsell transport, which I like better for regular CDs). It worked fine as a CD transport, except that there were some discs that the Forsell would have no problem with but would skip occasionally on the Marantz. Don't know if this is a generic problem with DVD players vs. CD players.

The Marantz units mentioned above have 24/96 coax digital data outputs, but you have to set it that way on a video monitor. Your memory is partially correct, as many DVD players would not send out a 24/96 signal, the prime exception being the Pioneer players. Mike Hobson at Classic compiled a list a while back (before the Marantz units referred to here came out) on which players had a true 24/96 output. I think you can find it at their website, in an earlier AudioFile.