Poll 2: The Revenge
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OK...Rotel and Denon were the clear winners of the last poll. Here's Poll #2.
Pros and Cons: Sony ES, good looks, and the DVD player is a 5 disc changer, and plays SACD's. BUT...it's Sony. I'm not a big fan of Sony - and it doesn't playback DVD-A. Onkyo, I've owned and enjoyed numerous Onkyo products, so I trust them. The player is universal. Only drawback would be that it's basic black, which isn't really a bad thing. Yamaha...never owned a Yamaha product before. The player is universal, so that's a good thing.
Consider this the other semi-final match. I've included the prices for the pairs this time. (These are not MSRP prices, they're the best prices I could find on the web.)
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in the price range your looking you will probbably get about the same quality whatever way you go,it really depends on personal preference, i was never a big fan of sony until i checked out the es line,two different worlds,other than the remote im very happy with mine...ron
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You know, Craig, Ron makes an excellent point about remotes.
I do not know *anything* about the remotes of the ensembles you are considering here. However, if any of them have a clear and compelling edge (or fatal flaw) in the functionality and usability of the remote, that could be a $200 factor (for the cost of a new universal remote).
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In all likelihood (did I spell that right? Sure looks wrong.) we'll be getting my brother a nice fancy universal remote that can make this whole HT experience as simple as possible. So remotes aren't really an issue.
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I Didn't find a five disc changer to be a great inmprovement over a single disc player. What about the Sony DVP-CX777ES 400 disc unit. here is an example.
Mark
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The changer is sweet...I hadn't seen one that cheap. At that price, certainly I'd swap out the 555 for the 777.
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Craig, pick one of each. Go with the Sony 777 megachanger and the Yamaha 1400.
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Sony appears to be taking an early beating.
Poor Sony.
If this is a semi-final, shall i assume the finalists have yet to come in another poll?
How come no Harmon Kardon choices?
And darn it, what about Arcam?
Geez spiff, not even a hint for Parasound or Odyssey?
What were you thinking?
"Those who preach the myths of audio are ignorant of truth."
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Sony does indeed seem to be taking a beating.
No HK, because I'm trying to keep the receiver and player from the same brand and HK doesn't really have a contender in the dvd dept. I did think of them though.
Arcam, Parasound, and Odyssey are WAY out of his price range. Unlike me, he won't even think of buying used. And to be honest I think separates would be a bit of a waste of money on his needs.
Seems to be a late flurry of Yamaha voters though, eh?
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Seems to be a late flurry of Yamaha voters though, eh?
spiff, are you becoming Canuck on us?
Superb effort!
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