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Sony DVP- S9000es

Getting ready to purchase but before I did was wondering if I could get some opinions or input from current owners or those who have heard this unit. I am buying primarily for use as redbook cd player, will I need outboard dac? How is the audio quality with SACD? I am about 70/30 audio to video but would like one player for both, I realize I will give up some audio quality but I do not have to have world class Wadia, Krell, etc. audio but would like to get close to that quality if possible. Thanks for your help and advice.
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jsbail
368 posts
 
I bought one for dvd and sacd, but it turned out to be a much better cd player than my rotel 971, so I sold the rotel. Allow over 500 hours of break in.
aroc
760 posts
 
I think I would skip the outboard DAC and pay to have the unit modded (~$500, or so). I bet the 9000es would sound awesome modified - if you are willing to void your sony ES warranty. I would. Then you'd have killer SACD, CD, and DVD playback in one box, for less money, and only one set of analog interconnects.
twl
3,251 posts
 
I have the 9000es and think it's great on both redbook and SACD. Of course, many times it comes down to the recording quality of the particular disc, but SACD is better than CD. I think that mods may improve it but, I'm not sure it will make enough difference to justify the cost and you probably won't recoup the mod cost when you sell the unit(if you do). I recently read that Mark Levinson and others used the 9000es as a source to demo their other equipment at the CES show. If it's good enough for them, it's good enough for me. Also, a great DVD player as a bonus.
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