sony dvp-ns500v- how's the sound on redbook cd's?

I used to own a 575 and I believe that you will enjoy the sound of the 500, which I also own. Please use surge protection on the 500 - they seem to be sensitive to spikes and so on. Nothing fancy in the way of protection. Give the SONY time to break in, and use decent cables.

On redbook surprisingly good...in a recent review it was compared very favorably to the Rega Planet...part of the reason they have received negative marks is their awesome SACD capabilities...it makes you not want to play redbood...and despite some skeptics...most who have invested a ton of money in a DAC/transport set up or simply dont have a good enough sytem to hear a difference....SACD is the smoothest,warmest,most analog sounding digital format to date....

ALso...I wouldnt bother spending $350 to modify a $200 player...save your scratch...as there will be a plethora of universal players featuring SACD/DVD-A in the next year...such as the Philips 963sa...which is $400..

The Philips 963SA has me very intrigued, but I don't believe it will do DVD-A.