I own a Toshiba SD-9200, it is an awesome DVD player for movies but as far as DVD-A, I no longer have the 5.1 outs connected. I really think (gosh I hope I don't get slamed for this?) DVD-A is more of a Videophile format, since you need your TV & the remote for 73 different buttons that have to be pushed to set-up the disc!
I'm running a 2ch sacd player now, I haven't heard enough spectacular surround discs to make me upgrade my player.
As far as the Toshiba for Audio, it's not bad, as a cdp & HDCD. Gosh it is however Stereophile class A, (cough, cough) yet my good Ol'e Denon DVD-5000 runs circles around it as far as audio & hdcd is concerned!
The Denon & Toshiba, I just consider Book Ends. As for a good Front End, you really don't want any video circus-try in your player.
I'm running a 2ch sacd player now, I haven't heard enough spectacular surround discs to make me upgrade my player.
As far as the Toshiba for Audio, it's not bad, as a cdp & HDCD. Gosh it is however Stereophile class A, (cough, cough) yet my good Ol'e Denon DVD-5000 runs circles around it as far as audio & hdcd is concerned!
The Denon & Toshiba, I just consider Book Ends. As for a good Front End, you really don't want any video circus-try in your player.