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In Reply to: Re: Suggestions for universal player for under $1k? posted by Sampsa on April 21, 2004 at 08:44:56:
How good is the Marantz DV-8400 on regular CDs?It has a refined, detailed, and airy top end. That's probably it's biggest strength. It also has a nice deep soundstage, with average width and good imaging. Tonal balance is a little bit tipped up and the bass isn't as deep & tight as it could be, so the presentation is a little on the light side. But it's not bright or cold like the Denon 2900. I also noticed a hint of softness on the leading edge of sharp notes. Overall, I found it to be musical and pleasing but lacked the weight of my SACD 1000. I also found that the DV-8400 performs a fair bit better on DVD-A than CD and SACD. In particular, the bass was tighter and the slight softness I heard on CD and SACD was gone.
I posted a more detailed writeup on it in Feb over on the Hi-Res Highway.
Dave
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Follow Ups
- Re: Suggestions for universal player for under $1k? - Dave Kingsland 09:43:43 04/21/04 (5)
- Re: Suggestions for universal player for under $1k? - Sampsa 09:49:22 04/23/04 (1)
- Re: Suggestions for universal player for under $1k? - Dave Kingsland 18:50:33 04/23/04 (0)
- Re: Suggestions for universal player for under $1k? - walter 04:45:06 04/22/04 (0)
- Re: Suggestions for universal player for under $1k? - townsend 14:17:34 04/21/04 (1)
- No, I didn't hear the 8300 - Dave Kingsland 20:12:54 04/21/04 (0)
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