Best Buy Drops Price on DVP-NS500V to $179

[bmoura]

Well, the prices on Multichannel SACD players continue to drop.

Recently, the folks at Oade Brothers (see www.oade.com/Home_theater...d1000.html ) reduced the sale price of the Philips SACD-1000 SACD/DVD Video/CD player from $1,450 to $795. (This is a player that has a list price of $2,000).

Now, Best Buy's web site is joining in with a deal on the Sony DVP-NS500V SACD/DVD Video/CD player - dropping its price to $179.99 (see www.bestbuy.com/detail.as...2&scat=244 for details).

Good to see that SACD players are coming down to a price range everyone can afford !

 

[winopener]

The 179$ sony has also a free 5dvd rebate, which lowers its price. Not too bad.
I'm thinking to get a SACD player in the US, the choice here is very limited and the price is a lot higher for a entry level. Other than a power converter from 220 to 110 i don't think the variation of the cycle, from 60hz to 50hz, will matter at all.

 

[bmoura]

Well, these low prices are good deals on the SACD players.

The only debates I've heard are over which is the better sounding SACD player - the Sony DVP-NS500V at $179 or the Sony SCD-CE775 at $179 which doesn't have DVD Video playback, but is said to have the edge soundwise over the NS500V.

Check shopping.yahoo.com/shop?d...sortOrder= for pricing on the SCD-CE775.

 

[winopener]

I've seen the specs, seems the player you suggest is stereo only for sacd playback - and i need a multichannel SACD unit. Am i wrong, or the specs on the site are not accurate?

 

[bmoura]

No, both of these Sony SACD players are indeed Multichannel SACD players.

See Sony's web info on the SCD-CE775 at www.sonystyle.com/electro...?pid=10242 and the DVP-NS500V at www.sonystyle.com/electro...241&type=p for full details.