I can only speak from my own experience, but the sound I'm getting from my new Pioneer DV-37 is better than the Rega Planet CD player I previously owned. In addition, the DV-37 will also play 24-bit/96Khz disks (digital output into my DSP pre/pro). I personally think it makes no sense to buy an expensive, high-end CD player, and I have absolutely no qualms recommending the DV-37.
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I am going to upgrade my CD player A few people have said I should consider a DVD player with 24/96 DAC's ie Pioneer dv37 which is in my price range (see previous post). Is this a feasible alternative to a $600-700 cd player? I would like to have a DVD player since I don't have one yet but I don't want to sacrifice sound quality. As always thanks for your input.