Best super-budget DVD palyer for audio

[JasonB]

I am looking for a very inexpensive DVD player for audio use. Are any of the current model Toshibas as good as the discontinued SD-3950? I am open to other suggestions as well.

Thanks,

Jason

[peterS]

oppo 970

[jim777]

Both oppo's aren't bad. My 971 sounds about the same as my SB Extigy DAC, that isn't bad.

[Alloroc]

Hi,

I suppose it all depends on what you mean by 'budget'....!

I'd consider an entry level Marantz (DV4600). You'll pick one up for well under $200 now.

That said, we're back to the old discussion of how you'll hook it up to your receiver.

If you use digital, then the player is pretty much a transport so it all depends on the dac in your reciever - pretty much. If you use the analogue then the dac in the player matters and for that reason, I'm suggesting Marantz as a possibility.

V.

[bigburner]

This is what NuForce says about the Oppo 970:

In comparing to one of the better SACD/CD player, the $3496 Marantz SA11S1, Oppo DV970HD came hair- closed to Marantz in SACD and CD playback. Marantz was a tad more relax and expansive, but the Oppo hold its own and with plenty of PRaT (Pace, Rhythm and Timbre) that even Marantz couldn't quite match. In fact, using a better audio interconnect could immediately tipped the scale towards the Oppo - it's that closed! With a high-bit-rate DVD-Audio or DVD recording (96/24-bit or 192/24-bit), Oppo was in a class all by itself.

Note: Use the front left/right output and NOT the mixed output for best audio quality sound.

http://www.nuforce.com/products-intamps.htm

I don't know if it's true; it's just interesting.