That's what I was thinkin', too (FWIW).
Oh, while I am recycling photos and wasting forum bandwidth
this is the other cheap DVD transport that I use, now and again, with an outboard DAC -- and sometimes, rarely, even on its own, since it will "play" (by whatever means the cheap players do so) SACDs.
Picked this one up from the freebie table at the NEARC (now NEVEC) semi-annual fleamarket a few years back. I actually rather like it -- and the price was certainly right.
Oh... and... (FWIW) these were
all the rage in certain circles, with a few audiophile-style tweaks, some years back.
This one was a dump find, with (?!) remote control.
That is a rare occurrence, indeed.
Toshiba SD-3950/3960 HIGH PERFORMANCE Mods & New Units
www.audiocircle.com
There has been much hype regarding the 3950/60 and I am hoping someone here can lend some clarity as to why this is such a good machine (besides it being cheap), what will be gained by the Swenson mods, what will be gained by going with the full Vinnie mods (including the op amp change) and what...
audiokarma.org
Both the SD-3950 and its sibling, the SD-3960* seemed to get the nod for these
mods and tweaks BITD.
I report, you decide.
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* I can almost hear Nigel Tufnel saying "
well, it's ten more, innit?"