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In article <stWdnY-9sNadL07fRVn-qA@comcast.com>,
 "Arny Krueger" <arnyk@hotpop.com> wrote:

> "ric" <nospam@home.com> wrote in message
> news:42D35A8B.C592E9B@home.com
> > Arny Krueger wrote:
> >
> >> You can easily get one that is just as good new, for the
> >> price of the laser assembly.
> 
> > A player as good as the XA7ES for $160 USD? Which one,
> > praytell?
> 
> I have a Pioneer DV-563A which is I believe the predecessor
> of Stewart's Pioneer DV-575A which is approximated by the
> Pioneer DV-578A outside the UK.

Me, too.

> Harry Lavo recommended the DV-563 to RAHE readers, so how
> bad can it be?  Of course, later on Harry dis-recommended it
> for questioanble reasons, but consistency isn't one of
> Harry's primary traits.

Some 563s have trouble playing certain hi-rez discs due to a software 
bug. There are also reports of random popping noises.

I haven't had any trouble with mine. It sounds good for dvd and sacd, 
but I don't like  the cd playback quality. This may just be an accident 
of the few cds I've played on it.
 
> Sound and Vision gave the DV-563A a good review, and that
> appears to be about the time the golden ears turned against
> it.
> 
> http://www.soundandvisionmag.com/assets/download/1132003135639.pdf

It was also recommended by Absolute Sound and The Perfect Vision.

Stephen