Marantz DV8300 DVD Player

Pros: Excellent audio and video quality, diverse playback, a truly excellent hybrid
Cons: Marantz skimped a bit on audio componentry- unexpected for Marantz. Chroma bug

Marantz was one of the first manufacturers to recognize the obvious fact that SACD and DVD-A were in the midst of serious battle, yet neither one was going away anytime soon. In an attempt to put together a top-notch reference quality player capable of...

Pros: plays everything (well almost, see cons) Great sound
Cons: Picture is so-so BUG: Doesn't play some SACD's

I had this in my system for a week.
I think for the price, this is an excellent product.

The unit is based on the pioneer dv47a, the video section is the same, the audio section has been greatly improved and build quality is excellent....

Pros: Gorgeous picture and lush sound
Cons: none that I've found

Forget Jack, the Marantz DV8300 is a true Master of All Trades. My old CD player (a top-of-the line Yamaha) had passed its 14th birthday and the drawer was giving me trouble (not opening most of the time), so I was in the market for a new one....

Pros: Does everything well - truly a jack of all trades
Cons: A bit pricey but worth it

An excellent all rounder - good enough to do justice to SACD and DVD-A. I say this because most cheaper players don't let you hear the real glory of SACD and DVD Audio. This one does! I initially bought a Pioneer DV47 but was disappointed at the sound...

Pros: Picture and Sound Quality. Progressive Scan video adjustments. Looks nice too.
Cons: Price

Purchased this DVD player as a replacement for Marantz DV-18 and there was a notable improvement right away. This machine is a lot quicker at loading and accessing discs. Moving from chapter to chapter was faster as well. Progressive scan output is...

one month ago I purchased a pair of carver al-3 ribbion speakers new for $1200, they sat in a stereo store for five years idle,hooked them up to my carver silver nine-t's and put a cd in my trusty onkyo player . to my horror the transparancy of the ribbons reveled all the poor characteristics of the sound source and the player it's self. I searched around alot listened to a lot of high priced junk out there and finally purchased the 8300, after the 24 hr break-in it sounded even better.the store I purchased the unit from had it hooked up to B&W 801 i believe, so you gotta' figure they were using one of the best available cd players to showcase the $8000 speakers.Also I purchased tributary a-3 interconnects because cables do matter you don't have to spend $2000 on cables just get as good as you can afford. I could have purchased any cd-dvd-sacd player, I picked the 8300 you won't be disappointed either.