Rob Babcock
07-07-2004, 11:05 PM
For sale: one PHILIPS DVD795SA 5-Disc DVD / SACD Changer, in immaculate condition, absolutely like-new. The unit is a couple months old with maybe 20 hrs on it. Haven't even filled out the warranty card. I have the box, remote, & all packaging materials.
This unit is very interesting in that if upsamples Redbook CD. The upsamper can be turned off, but after trying it I doubt you'll ever want to. The sound is very good for a carousel this inexpensive, at least with upsampling engaged.
SACD playback is also nice. This machine will not play DVD-A, however. I have a Denon 2200 that I use for that anyway. Video performance may be a tad short of the Denon, but if so the diff is subtle. And the Denon costs 4X as much.
So why am I selling it? I bought it to replace my flaky CD carousel, hoping I could also use it to play back my "DVD-M" discs (DVD-Rs with 24/96 music files). However, while the Philips is rated to play several types of recordable DVDs, it doesn't like the brand I use. And since I use only full-face injet printable Prodisc DVD-Rs, there really aren't any other comparable discs that I can do the same thing with. And I already have 6 other DVD players...
I'm asking $125, shipped to the lower 48. Obviously an APO or something would be more.
Thanks for looking.
This unit is very interesting in that if upsamples Redbook CD. The upsamper can be turned off, but after trying it I doubt you'll ever want to. The sound is very good for a carousel this inexpensive, at least with upsampling engaged.
SACD playback is also nice. This machine will not play DVD-A, however. I have a Denon 2200 that I use for that anyway. Video performance may be a tad short of the Denon, but if so the diff is subtle. And the Denon costs 4X as much.
So why am I selling it? I bought it to replace my flaky CD carousel, hoping I could also use it to play back my "DVD-M" discs (DVD-Rs with 24/96 music files). However, while the Philips is rated to play several types of recordable DVDs, it doesn't like the brand I use. And since I use only full-face injet printable Prodisc DVD-Rs, there really aren't any other comparable discs that I can do the same thing with. And I already have 6 other DVD players...
I'm asking $125, shipped to the lower 48. Obviously an APO or something would be more.
Thanks for looking.