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In Reply to: Sony DVP-S9000ES posted by pburant on March 30, 2007 at 09:29:18:
It was an upgrade for the CD and DVD players also that I owned so a triple purpose for purchase. It was very hard to beat for the price at the time I bought it also.I eventually sold it and went with the XA777ES. A rather significant upgrade for SACD and CD IMHO. No DVD playback obviously but I went another route with that.
There is no doubt in mind that the asking price of $1000 used is because of reliability issues. It is a great player for the price if one would decide to pick that one up. No unmodded $1k player can touch it for CD IMHO.
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I'm not sure if you meant that the way it came out, or if perhaps you're talking about the price you paid several years ago. This player was $1.5k new back in 2000, and I believe the price for new ones dropped to around, if not below $1k before they were discontinued.You're obviously not in the market for one if you've already owned one, so I'm only posting this in case others may be curious regarding the current asking price for used ones.
-Pete
And it is ridiculous, IMHO. One can do much much worse for CD and SACD at that price and at a higher price also! I suppose it is because there are some reliability issues.Many folks I do believe jumped on the 9000ES, old or new, as the price became quite attractive.
I bought it about the same time as you did. I added Dan Wright mods a few years ago and am still pleased as punch. I have had a few problems but nothing that recalibration and sled cleaning did not deal with. I learned how to do those maintenance items on this forum. I will hold on to this unit until I win the lottery and can afford a Meitner or Ayre.
This too was my first intro into SACD back in 2000 and I've been really happy with it so far. NO issues, with the exception of an tracking problem towards the end of SOME movies recently. Can you tell me where I can find the recalibration and cleaning instruction you're referring to? Maybe that's all I need as well. Thanks.
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