My thanks to all who have taken the time to reply to my ?.
1) Rob, I agree with you that it's still very early in the DVD-A vrs SACD war and your solution would be fine for awhile but then I'd end up investing again in a year or two which will be a hard sell to my wife... So, I believe what Snippy said is true based on the build quality of Denon products. I've scanned the web and have found the DVD-1600 for around $330 US. As for Folgersinmycup, hey, the Denon DVD-2200 sounds like your cup-o-tea!