<font color='#000000'>Most of the audible differences between CD/DVD players playing back Redbook CD become moot if you use the digital outputs and let your high end Receiver/Pre/Pro do the D/A conversion. If you don't plan on using the analog outputs of your CD/DVD player, then it shouldn't be much of an issue.
I agree with Yamahaluver, many of the new SACD/DVD-A players offer excellent fidelity via their analog outputs, comparible to dedicated CD players at the same price and sometimes even higher. I suspect conventional CD players will be a thing of the past in a few years.</font>