Onkyo DV-SP506 1080p Upscaling Super Audio CD/DVD Audio/Video Player - Black

Onkyo DV-SP506 1080p Upscaling Super Audio CD/DVD Audio/Video Player - Black Review

I was on the fence with this player, I narrowed my choices down to this Onkyo and a Pioneer Elite DV-58AV and ended up going with the Onkyo since it was lower cost and new (I could only find refurbished DV-58AV's at the time for 0 more). I'm happy to say I was not disappointed with this player. It passes DSD bitstream over HDMI straight to my Onkyo Receiver (TX-SR706) and the sound is as good as my old Sony DVP-S9000ES for SACD's, passing DSD to a my receiver was key to this though as I found that using it's internal DAC's for SACD wasn't as good as Sony ES SACD player. DVD-Audio also sounds very good when using this unit's internal DAC's using the Analog 5.1 channel out, in this case it did sound better than having it pass over HDMI like the SACD's. I actually bought this to only play SACD's & DVD-Audio primarily, which it does very well (especially at this price) so I was pleasantly surprised when I played a DVD in it, the up-conversion is done very well, it even does a better job of up-converting than my BluRay player (Sony BDP-S500) with standard DVD's. If you're looking for a great up-converting DVD player you can't go wrong, If you want to use this as a SACD player I have to say I was impressed when sending the DSD steam to the receiver, as for DVD-Audio I really don't have another player to compare it to, it sound good, not as good as it does with SACD's but much better than the CD versions of the albums. To sum up, this is a great multi-format player for the price, I think the majority of listeners & movie goers would be impressed with the quality and performance.

Onkyo DV-SP506 1080p Upscaling Super Audio CD/DVD Audio/Video Player - Black Feature

• Plays DVD Video, Super Audio CD, DVD Audio, Audio CD, CD-R/RW, DVD-R/RW, DVD+R/RW, DVD-R DL, DVD+R DL*1
• HDMI? Digital Interface (Version 1.2a)
• 5.1-Channel PCM Audio Output and Direct Stream Digital (DSD) via HDMI
• Simultaneous Output from All Video Connections
• Three Burr-Brown (PC1796) 192 kHz/24-Bit Audio DACs

Onkyo DV-SP506 1080p Upscaling Super Audio CD/DVD Audio/Video Player - Black Overview

As Onkyo�s first 1080p upscaling Super Audio CD and DVD Audio/Video player, the DV-SP506 is built on a platform of robust, performance-focused A/V processing and HDMI� capability. HDMI is the pipeline through which your DVDs are transformed all the way to high-definition video quality.The DV-SP506 also delivers multichannel PCM audio and Direct Stream Digital (DSD) over HDMI.To enhance audio quality and system integration, the player draws on two proprietary Onkyo technologies�VLSC and RIHD. Audio quality is further boosted by three high-end Burr-Brown audio DACs and an internal design that suppresses harmful vibrations.

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