Quote Originally Posted by topspeed
I think you're definitely taking the right steps. I'm with Geoff in that I'm amazed the darn thing even works!

If you must get a multidisc player, might I suggest this Denon DCM380 for your perusal. At only $300 list (street price will undoubtedbly be lower), this unit should be a huge improvement over what you have. It has an HDCD decoder and Denon has always decoded RBCD's with a much warmer signature than Sony, which...as you've noticed... tend to be shrill. If you want to get away from that, definitely audition this unit.
A B-stock unit from an Authorized Denon dealer. I don't think you'll find a unit that does HDCD for less.

http://cgi.ebay.com/DENON-DCM-380-5-...QQcmdZViewItem

Also does MP3 too.