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Pioneer elite LDS-2 Vs Elite 91

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Hi All,
I recently purchased a Pioneer Elite 91 Laserdisk/Dvd combo player.
I am very impressed with the overall performance of both DVD and LD.
I was wondering if anybody has had the oppurtunity to compare the LD playback to the Elite LDS-2.
Also the DVD playback compared to the Pioneer 09.
The combi player is a very good player but i was wondering if there are further improvements out there,
Thanks very much.
Ian.

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Try to find a CLD-97. - Joe Murphy Jr 18:02:09 03/31/04 (0)
It's Pioneer's best US market laserdisc player. It even surpasses the CLD-99 that replaced it in many ways.
Sometimes you can find them on ebay for $500 - $600.
Re: Pioneer elite LDS-2 Vs Elite 91 - rico 15:37:21 03/30/04 (2)
The LDS-2 is legendary but was surpassed by the 404, 79, 95, amd 97
in terms of both sound and picture quality (some of these had Dolby Digital (then called "AC-3") as well). Of course NOTHING comes close to the build quality of the LDS-2. But the players I cite offer both side play and some play CDs, two features the LDS-2 lacks.
I don't believe that the Pinoeer combi player (LDs and DVDs) are as good as the player I cite above.
- Re: Pioneer elite LDS-2 Vs Elite 91 - croft 08:26:31 03/31/04 (1)
  Thanks Rico,
  Your information is extremely helpfull to me.
  The other players you mentioned look intresting and i will deffinatly check them out,Thanks.
  Maybe the weight of the LDS-2 is beacuse of the copper shielding?'I am not shure.
  The combi player weighs very little and has a single copper chassie and not much other shielding.
  Thankyou,
  Ian.
  - Re: Pioneer elite LDS-2 Vs Elite 91 - rico 09:15:38 03/31/04 (0)
    You are welcome. I had (still have) an LDS-2 for years. When I saw the laserdisc era ending, I bought an Pioneer Elite CLD-79 as a backup in case anything happened. I was surprised to find out that the picture and sound on the new model surpassed that of the LDS-2. So the '79 became the main player and the LDS-2 is in the closet as the backup.
    The '79 has Dolby Digital, both side play, and a separate drawer for CD play which, when engaged, disconnects the video cirduitry for truly high end CD sound. So the -79 does double duty in my HT and eliminates the need for a separate CD player.

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