Pioneer DV-578A Universal Disc Player Reviews & Tests

Expert review by : Robert Scott (hometheater.com)

Pioneer DV-578A Universal Disc Player

Time was, you had to choose between SACD and DVD-Audio if you wanted to hear high-resolution, multichannel music. And the players weren't cheap. Those days are gone, and a format war has been averted, thanks to universal players that don't care what...

Nov, 2004

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Expert review by : Robert Scott (soundandvision.com)

Pioneer DV-578A Universal Disc Player

High-resolution, multichannel music is now within reach of the masses. Time was, you had to choose between SACD and DVD-Audio if you wanted to hear high-resolution, multichannel music. And the players weren't cheap. Those days are gone, and a format...

Nov, 2004

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Expert review by : Robert Scott (hometheatermag.com)

Pioneer DV-578A Universal Disc Player

Time was, you had to choose between SACD and DVD-Audio if you wanted to hear high-resolution, multichannel music. And the players weren't cheap. Those days are gone, and a format war has been averted, thanks to universal players that don't care what...

You might think that comparing a $200 player to one that costs six times as much is unfair. Still, the DV-578A's audio performance is at least 80 percent of the DV-47Ai's. Considering that the price of the newer model is less than 20 percent of the...

Nov, 2004

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