To the right of the display are the menu and cursor pad, pleasant additions to the front of any player. The disc drawer is in the center, and above the white lettered display. It continues the trend toward the use of blue LEDs, and has quite a few of them. The $1,000 DV-SP800 comes in black, and has an attractive, but busy, look. Onkyo has picked up on this and brought us its vision of the universal player, the progressive-scan THX Ultra-Certified DV-SP800. That player was based on the Pioneer OEM kit from which the DV-47A springs. Those of you who read the Marantz DV8300 review in our Oct/Nov 2002 issue will remember how much I enjoyed that player (suggested retail $1,599-a notable $599 more than this Onkyo) it still occupies a welcome space in my equipment rack. See more about the audiophile world at.Find a receiver to pair with this source.Read more source component reviews from.The real hope for wider acceptance of high-resolution music, in my humble opinion, is universal players. The format war between DVD-Audio and SACD has left both gasping for breath, with not enough software, not enough promotion, and definitely not enough market penetration.
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