Video Asylum

Posted by little-al (A) on September 13, 2002 at 00:55:41

In Reply to: Re: Marantz DV-8300, any reviews or observations yet posted by Lasermeister on September 12, 2002 at 17:01:45:

Thanks Todd =)

It seems that not too many folks have had the opportunity to see the unit in person, as I guess it's too new. So any first-hand experience is great to hear.

I agree, that for a combo player, I am not expecting the ultimate performance in every category, DVD, DVD-A, CD, and SACD. However for ~$1000 I *am* expecting it to perform well above average, and I think that's reasonable. But I won't buy until I can get some more data =)

So, hopefully as people run across this post and/or just over time, we'll see a few more posts and maybe some links to formal reviews as they develop. I haven't personally found any.

I am also very curious to find some online dealers with the 8300 in stock in North America, that are not asking the USD$1500 MSRP. One fella in HK posted in another forum that they picked one up for ~USD$900 and that seems much more realistic.

Well, thanks again, and anything else anyone else can offer on the DV-8300 is much appreciated =)

al

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