ONE RECOMMENDATION. CHECK OUT MUSE MODEL NINE PLAYER. THIS IS MUSE'S ONE CHASSIS ANSWER TO THE MUSE MODEL 8 DVD/CD TRANSPORT AND 296 DVD/CD PROCESSOR(REVIEW STEREOPHILE MAGAZINE APRIL 99 ISSUE) THE MODEL 9 ALSO PLAYS CD/DVD & ADVANCED AUDIO DISCS (24bit/96kHz). NEW LIST PRICE OF THE 8/296 COMBO IS $6,750.00, THE MODEL NINE COMES IN AT $3,250.00 LIST. THE MODEL NINE CAN ALSO BE CONVERTED TO THE MODEL 8 ALLOWING YOU TO ADD THE 296 LATER IF YOU WISH. MUSE HAS THE MODEL 3 PRE-AMP AS WELL AT $1,950.00. IF YOU'RE GOING UP TO $4,500 DON'T DO ANYTHING UNTIL YOU CHECK OUT THE MODEL NINE.
DAC quandry
I am looking into getting an EAD ovation. I am also looking for a DVD/CD player/transport which plays both formats well. I can't afford a theta DaViD (which is what I would like). I looked into the Denon DVD-5000, which seems to be a very good DVD player. However, it has DACs, etc. on board. Won't this be redundant with the ovation (and detrimental to the sound)? Is there a way to bypass the DAC's in the DVD? Is there a comparable DVD/CD transport for less than $4500? Should I look at another AV preamp? Please help me figure this out.