There has been a lot of advances in DACs over the past 10 years, and given that the 955 was a budget player at the time, it should be quite easy for you to find a universal player that outperforms your old rotel for less than $500. If you are really on the cheap, you can find Samsung HD 841 universal players on eBay for about $50, and in stock form this player will outperform your Rotel. Once modified, these players take the sound to a new level. Reference Audio Mods (RAM) is selling newer versions already modified in the price range you mentioned, they have adds here on Audiogon, and I think it would definitively be something worth checking out.
How Does My Rotel 955AX Stack Up?
Getting back into "better" hifi and thinking about my digital source. How does my ol' Rotel 955AX stack up against mid-priced CD/DVD players of today (say in the $500 to $750 range)? I need to get a new DVD player, so should I get a DVD-only player, or should I get one that plays both CDs and DVDs. The result of the system is Rotel 1066/1075 and Paradigm Studio Reference.
Thanks to all.
Thanks to all.
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