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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.)

Poll #2 single choice
	Sony ES STR-DA3000ES - receiver DVP-NC555ES - DVD/SACD player $1215
	Onkyo TX-SR701 - receiver DV-SP800 - universal player $1250
	Yamaha RXV-1400 - receiver S-2300 - universal player $1430
Votes accepted starting: 05/24/06 10:11 PM
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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

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).

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.

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.

The changer is sweet...I hadn't seen one that cheap. At that price, certainly I'd swap out the 555 for the 777.

Craig, pick one of each. Go with the Sony 777 megachanger and the Yamaha 1400.

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?

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?

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spiff, are you becoming Canuck on us?
Superb effort!