While I won't recommend any players for you, your experience with Mac players is exactly why I won't buy another one. I've had 3 of them, the last one being the MVP-861. Nothing but problems such as you describe. Sent to a Mac service center and repaired, only to get it back and then regular dvd's wouldn't play. So back to the service center, all the time I'm picking up the shipping. As far as Mac goes, they just don't know how to make good players! Period! Amps & pre-amps are a different story-- they should stick with what they do best.
NEED A RECOMMENDATION FOR NEW CD/SACD PLAYER
My Esoteric K-01 player has just stopped working for the second time.
The transport works, but no audio on any source--no audio on CD and no audio from my server. I will send it back for repair. This is the second time for repairs in two years.
Can anyone recommend a CD/SACD player that is more reliable? I thought the sound of the K-01 was very good; I am happy to consider units that are better sounding and/or more expensive. But reliability is just as important.
I just don't want to deal with the unit going down again. . .
The transport works, but no audio on any source--no audio on CD and no audio from my server. I will send it back for repair. This is the second time for repairs in two years.
Can anyone recommend a CD/SACD player that is more reliable? I thought the sound of the K-01 was very good; I am happy to consider units that are better sounding and/or more expensive. But reliability is just as important.
I just don't want to deal with the unit going down again. . .