DVD Player, Better Sound?

It depends on the DVD player but I am going to make an educated guess that if your DVD player is new (say within the past 2 years) it will definetly sound better. Cd tehcnology has come along way since 86. If you where using a much higher end player from 86 I would not be so sure. Hope that helps.

I agree with Drhst20. I recently went from a mid-80's Marantz CDP to a more recent, last 3 years, CDP with a tubed analog stage. The difference was huge. There are some very good all digital units out there today. I don't think that DVD is anything special, but a technology update is worth it.

Try it. You'll like it.

I agree with Drhst20. There is an interesting review by John Atkinson, I believe, in this month's Stereophile where he compared a cheap DVD player to a high end CD player, and found it listenable and, while no match for the high-end player overall, still a good performer. I myself substituted a Sony DVD player for an old, late 80's Sony CD player in a friend's system, and found the DVD player much better. I think it's more a matter of better digital circuitry compared with what was available at the price point in the 80's than anything else.