I bought a Marantz 5003 AVR that I am using with TWO Outlaw power amps. In addition I was fortunate enough to be on the Oppo BDP83 pre-order list and have had it for about a month now. A wonderful player that, as mentioned, also plays SACD thru DSD in which my Marantz AVR can process with, of course, the HDMI hook-up. I have tried both the PCM AND DSD input from the player and although I have not done critical listening for any length of time, the DSD is a little louder and I don't have the apparent noise issues mentioned in the posts. It could be the particular unit that's doing the processing. I know it is not the player.