/The post below is all my personal humble opinion/

Hello :-)

I have something on my chest that i would like to get rid off. First of all, i am a huge fan of planar speakers and have had many myself. But Apogees are my absolute fav. and have restored, tuned and tweaked them. They were much ahead of their time, and with today technologys like digital room correction, better crossover parts, better digital active crossovers, new and better ribbons (THANK YOU GRAZ in Australia and Perigee Acoustics)

I am upset to read this "advert for A-Sys Audio in Germany"

Will THIS replace my CD players, let's have Stereophile do a test on it...sound? http://www.sweetwater.com/store/detail/PMD570

WHAT I WANT IN A PLAYER
* CD, CDR, DVD, & (stereo) SACD compatible
* Optical & analog output
* Video is unimportant
* Single disc

MY RECEIVER/PLAYER
* TEAC AG-H550 (optical, coaxial & L/R analog inputs)
* Panasonic DVD/CD player, connected optically

PLAYERS I'M CONSIDERING
* Yamaha 657 ($220 $=US) & 1500 ($450)
* Denon 1920 ($300)

Within the Sterophile site you can find comments suggesting that $150 play can sound quite good and that the $4000 player is a bit better. Other comments suggest that the UPD-1 is as good or better than vastly more expensive players. Cutting hairs was a description of comparing other highend gear. I'm preparing to buy the Conrad Johnson edition of the UPD-1, but I'm having doubts before I jump. Other than speakers, how much differences are there between this stuff. Diminishing returns may be much more than I expected. With that in mind I'll probably still jump at the upgraded UPD-1.