Philips DVD727 Progressive-Scan DVD Player
Thanks for the recovery...an audiophile's suggestion
Recovery, yes! <br />Thanks a million. I bought this player  a year ago ($69.00, free ship.!). I am mainly concerned with audio. It is   an exceptional player regardless of price. Not strident in the least. You can improve the clarity and sweetness of it's sound by providing for vibrational control. My inexpensive but very effective solution  was this: I cut some raquetballs in half, put 5 of those halves under the player. I lined one side of a nice piece of plywood of approximately same size as the 727 with felt and placed it on it, felt side down. Then I used a 5-7 lbs  weight over the plywood. For me the improvement in  <br />quietness that unmasked valuable ambience information and the overall \\"sweetnes\\" of the sound was very gratifying. <br />I am sure there are many methods. I understand there is a similar new unit that includes SACD, but I am not eager to trade up from this. <br />It's unfortunate that there are defective units out there. For me it has been quite reliable, still for the price/performance value I get if it only lasted one year I'd be content.