[rdt123]

Hello,

I am about to purchase an ex display Rotel RDV-1050 for a great price and have read several reviews claiming that ths player makes an excellent DVD-A player. The only problem of course is that some of the music i listen to (Dylan/Floyd etc) are out on SACD. I have seen people advising others to by both a DVD-a/dvd-v player and a seperate SACD player if they don't fancy a universal solution.

My question:

With one set of 7.1 inputs on my NAD T763 how on earth am i supposed to use both players at once?

[PJTX100]

By coincidence I just started this thread in the AV amps forum...

AV amps - are they out of step?

One aspect of my ideal AV amp would be to have at least 3 sets of ext inputs!

Instead, they'd rather offer you 6 or 8 sets of composite or s-vid switching.

How many of us use that?!

Get a excellent Universal player such as the Marantz DV 9600 and your problems with connections and the SACD, DVD-A and DVD-Video and CD Redbook will be over.

If you like Music In Multichannel and enjoy fantastic DVD-Video then your answer is the DV 9600 in one box.

The Rotel whether it is the RDV 1060 or 1092 or even RDV 1050 will only give you Video and DVD-A and low quality CD play back.

I think your solution is to invest in the Marantz DV 9600 ,and all your troubles you have mentioned are over. NOT cheap but it will solve what you have been complaining about.

Good Luck and keep us posted on what decision you have taken.
Cheers

[rdt123]

Well my concerns are over, partially. I got a rotel rdv-1050 and the reviews praising its outstanding dvd-audio playback were spot on. I can't say enough good things about this machine! Build quality is great, to me it looks brilliant, picture quality over component is excellent, dvd-audio is awesome and tbh cd playback is about as good as my NAD cd player, 521BEE.

Picture quality and dvd-a quality easily matches my old Denon A11 which cost £1600.

a bargain if you can find one ex display with a years guarantee!

[Nic Rhodes]

As well as DVD A, SACD many now want both HD DVD and BD. Many of these need to operate on '5.1' analogue inputs as well until we see the next generation HDMI inputs, which need new players anyway!!. 5.1 input switchers are useful here, like Zektors and others. Another thing to try is I use my SACD players on stereo only, as I am not the biggest fan of SACD multichannel. This eliminates many connection issues as well for players that are not universal. Most universals have left me none too impressed even at the 'top' end however.

I personally owned the RDV 1060 and I had the RDV 1050 prior, so I know both players very well. The RDV 1060 was superior to the 1050 in terms of Picture for DVD-Video, because the chips and DACs of the 1060 are better than the 1050.

When it comes to DVD-A, I found both the 1050 and 1060 sounded basically the same. I know the 1050 or 1060 have excellent DVD-A in DVD-A, but as I stated earlier that the 1060 was superior In Picture ONLY.

Rotel, for the price and asthetics, is the biggest bang for the buck you could ever get..I am with you on that!!!!!
I had many problems with the 1060 ,as it has lots of problems, but that did not appear in the 1050 ,so I guess in that sense you picked the better one. I know from Rotel that the 1060 had many laser problems and other hickups that have caused many Rotelians to give up that player. Like I said before that I had NO problems with the 1050, but as also said before that the 1060 gives a better performance with regards to Picture in DVD-Video.

What you will be missing with the 1050 is SACD, and if that is not important to you, then stick with the 1050 because you will get wonderful DVD-A out of that player.

All I know is there are more titles out with SACD than with DVD-A, but that is a problem you will have to deal with.
I too prefer DVD-A sometimes over SACD, but with lack of DVD-A material in the market, makes you have to go for SACD, and by the way ,when you get a great SACD In DSD recordings, especially Multichannel such as a LINN SACD recording, you will fall In love with the dynamics of SACD.
I am a true believer in SACD Now after hearing LINN SACD recordings ,because before when I had the 1050 and 1060 I was an avid fan of DVD-A.

The Marantz DV 9600 gives you all the options I mentiones ,and YES this Universal player is better than most dedicated SACD and DVD-A players IN THE TOP END ,MIND YOU!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

Cheers and Good Luck!!!!!!!!!!!!!!