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"Arny Krueger" wrote:
"ric" wrote in message
Arny Krueger wrote:
You can easily get one that is just as good new, for the
price of the laser assembly.
A player as good as the XA7ES for $160 USD? Which one,
praytell?
I have a Pioneer DV-563A which is I believe the predecessor
of Stewart's Pioneer DV-575A which is approximated by the
Pioneer DV-578A outside the UK.
Me, too.
Harry Lavo recommended the DV-563 to RAHE readers, so how
bad can it be? Of course, later on Harry dis-recommended it
for questioanble reasons, but consistency isn't one of
Harry's primary traits.
Some 563s have trouble playing certain hi-rez discs due to a software
bug. There are also reports of random popping noises.
I haven't had any trouble with mine. It sounds good for dvd and sacd,
but I don't like the cd playback quality. This may just be an accident
of the few cds I've played on it.
Sound and Vision gave the DV-563A a good review, and that
appears to be about the time the golden ears turned against
it.
http://www.soundandvisionmag.com/ass...2003135639.pdf
It was also recommended by Absolute Sound and The Perfect Vision.
Stephen