Looking to pick up an upconverting DVD player that will also be used as a high qualty audio CD player. I currently have a Denon dvd-3910, any suggestions ?

Looking to pick up an upconverting DVD player that will also be used as a high qualty audio CD player. I currently have a Denon dvd-3910, any suggestions ?Per HT guys mini review (http://www.hdtvmagazine.com/reviews/2007/08/the_oppo_dv-980.php) of the new Oppo 980H:
"We actually pulled out CDs and listened to music. We found that over our HDMI cable the music sounded cleaner, tighter, and more lively. We did a side by side comparison with our AAC and mp3 files, and let us tell you, it blew our high bit rate AACs out of the water. If you like audio you need to consider this device."

Looking to pick up an upconverting DVD player that will also be used as a high qualty audio CD player. I currently have a Denon dvd-3910, any suggestions ?
Well, the 3910 is a great player for what you want, so why are you getting rid of it? The Oppo mentioned above is not a step up for either PQ or audio. A step up would be the 3930 (for PQ) or 5910 (for audio). Arcam and Marantz and Onkyo SP1000 are well thought of as well. But again, the 3910 is tough to beat.

keep the 3910...it's still one of the best players out there.

Looking to pick up an upconverting DVD player that will also be used as a high qualty audio CD player. I currently have a Denon dvd-3910, any suggestions ?


I previously had the Denon 3930, i returned it and got the Marantz DV9600...CD,s sound superb in the 9600..much bettter than the 3930. :)

I'm surprised. I can understand the DVD player makes a difference with compressed ACC and MPS3 files, but audio CDs are uncompressed digital audio. I would have expected any DVD player to pass the raw digital data to amplifier. Was it resampling the data from 44KHz to 48kHz? That would muddy the sound.

I'm surprised. I can understand the DVD player makes a difference with compressed ACC and MPS3 files, but audio CDs are uncompressed digital audio. I would have expected any DVD player to pass the raw digital data to amplifier. Was it resampling the data from 44KHz to 48kHz? That would muddy the sound.

i'm assuming he was using the analog outputs to take advantage of the burr-brown dacs, not the digital outputs.

i'm assuming he was using the analog outputs to take advantage of the burr-brown dacs, not the digital outputs.

I am using the analog outs to 4 Denon POA S10 Monblocks ( Bi-Amped) ...
My usual stand alone CD player is a Sony XA7ES, the Marantz seems to project a more forward soundstage without sounding harsh, i actually prefer it to my Sony.

I'm using a Marantz DV9600. Nice sound, but still doesnt quite match by 10 year old Sony XA5ES CD player. Separates are still the best choice if you're fussy about 2 channel.

Well, the 3910 is a great player for what you want, so why are you getting rid of it? The Oppo mentioned above is not a step up for either PQ or audio. A step up would be the 3930 (for PQ) or 5910 (for audio). Arcam and Marantz and Onkyo SP1000 are well thought of as well. But again, the 3910 is tough to beat.Touche Bill. When creggors said he had a Denon 3910 and was simply looking for "upconverting DVD player that will also be used as a high qualty audio CD player", I was thinking much more modestly, sorry.

Gee perhaps I should have been discussing the Meridian 800 version 4 DVD/CD player. ;)

I do however think the Denon 3930 is what I would buy in this instance as it offers some improvement over the older Denon 3910.

That review from HT guys seems a bit suspect. I can't understand half the stuff he is saying in the poorly written part about the audio. And why would you listen to let alone review with compressed audio on the oppo?

That review from HT guys seems a bit suspect. I can't understand half the stuff he is saying in the poorly written part about the audio. And why would you listen to let alone review with compressed audio on the oppo?I suspect these guys have prepared some custom audio recordings on CD's that are used as part of their testing methodology. One would hope they used the very highest bit rate possible if using lossy audio compression such AAC or MP3. I used to take certain CD's with me when auditioning new AV gear.

creggers, nobody can provide you with any useful help unless you repost why you're looking to change from the 3910, and what exactly you're looking for, including price range and features. As already stated, you already a player that is great for what you want. Of course another option is HD-DVD or BD, although you give up SACD and DVD-A with most of them.

Really, Is this really the best way to connect this ? I would assume the dacs in the processor (I have a Integra Research rdc-7) would be better connected with a digital connection.

I am using the analog outs to 4 Denon POA S10 Monblocks ( Bi-Amped) ...
My usual stand alone CD player is a Sony XA7ES, the Marantz seems to project a more forward soundstage without sounding harsh, i actually prefer it to my Sony.

Really, Is this really the best way to connect this ? I would assume the dacs in the processor (I have a Integra Research rdc-7) would be better connected with a digital connection.
You don't get SACD or DVD-A with a digital connection, and the audio DACs are great in the 3910.

Per HT guys mini review (http://www.htguys.com/archive/2007/August03.html) of the new Oppo 980H:
"We actually pulled out CDs and listened to music. We found that over our HDMI cable the music sounded cleaner, tighter, and more lively. We did a side by side comparison with our AAC and mp3 files, and let us tell you, it blew our high bit rate AACs out of the water. If you like audio you need to consider this device."
With HDMI output, the player isn't "playing" anything. Hopefully CDs would sound better than compressed files when set to a decent processor (DAC).

And, creggers, the 980 will send all digital music bitstreams to an external processor via HDMI - PCM for everything except SACD, which is DSD. Or you can have it do D/A.

larry

Hi guys is there any hack for samsung hd-870 to upconvert through component cable. my tv has only component inputs but not hdmi or dvi

thanx