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How does audio playback sound on Toshiba SD-9200
The Sony DVP e9000es DVD/SACD/CD player has repeatedly received the highest review ratings from TAS and others and is built like a small tank at 30 +lbs.. Used they go for about $600 to $800.I own the e9000es and it is an excellent bang for the bu... 
Where is my weakest link?
IMO, the amp is your weakest link. B&K is strictly middle-of-the-road stuff. Some will think I am beating a dead horse here, but check out the powerful and fast Odyssey Stratos amp at odysseyaudio.com. There you will see the amp and some excel... 
Acoustic Zen Matrix..for me???
Goone, I was going to resort to calling Billp some not so nice names, but you said it so much more eloquently.Thanks, 
Sony DVP 9000
Twl, The SCD-1 has a leg up because it is an excllent CD player that happens to also sound excellent with SACD.SACD is not the clear winner over redbook CD. That conclusion, as always, depends on the quality of the recording and the quality of the... 
Acoustic Zen Matrix..for me???
Acoustic Zen or Harmonic Tech cabling is quite similar as they both utilize the so-called single crystal technology with a mix of copper and silver and especially since both mfg's cables come from Robert Lee, chief designer at Harmonic Tech before... 
help with humming noise?
Yes,there are many threads on hums.There are also a handful of reasons for hum in your setup with a number of valid and invalid resolutions. 
Lexicon MC-1 vs. Classe SSP 30
Having heard neither I would definitely have to recommend the Classe SSP 30 if you are interested in sqeezing the most out of your music collection.Some mags say that the MC-1 is so-so B rated when compared to the superior sonics of today's equipm... 
Sony DVP 9000
Twl, I have the s9000es and the sonically superior SCD-1. I'm not big of vinyl right now, but the SCD-1 is a pretty fantastic player. For whatever it's worth, Michael Fremer and gang rated the SCD-1 sound up with the best of analog but without ana... 
Sony DVP 9000
Very good in all that it does. I eventually upgraded to the Sony SCD-1 which is clearly sonically better in every category but at more than 3X's the price it should be. I have kept the e9000es and do not intend to get rid of it. Probably cannot do... 
reasonably priced progressive scan dvd/cd player
You'd have to look really hard to beat the Sony DVP s9000es.Excellent picture quality, very good cd sonics, and SACD sonics are even better. 
difference between Sony SCD 1 and SCD 777ES
And you still call them friends? :) 
difference between Sony SCD 1 and SCD 777ES
Glen, please send an update once you've listened to the Sony.-John 
difference between Sony SCD 1 and SCD 777ES
Glen, they say, and I agree, that redbook cd playback is almost as good as SACD. But of course it all depends on the quality of the recording.I think the SCD-1 is fantastic for the money. If, per chance, the owner of an SCD-1 did not think that, t... 
What should I upgrade next?
I disagree with Soix. I believe the amplifier is the key to any system good or bad. It's a shame that most amplifiers do much more to the signal than simply amplify it.A great amp can make most any mediocre speaker sing wonderfully. But a great sp... 
Philips DVD/SACD 1000 player,any good?
For whatever it's worth, accourding to Harry Pearson of The Absolute Sound it smokes the $28,000 Accuphase SACD player and dac.