> So i just picked up a Pioneer LD, mod 505, and it dosn't have digital 
 > out... (but it was alot cheaper than the 605...) and the audio is... 
well.. 
 > OK.
   Running the audio through an external DAC and/or jitter reduction unit 
seems to be the way to go in this regard. Two gentlemen I see out here from 
time to time purchased top of the line LD Players about the time I bought 
mine. One paid three times more than I, the second wouldn't say how much. 
Neither sound any better than mine. Patch it through the DAC and anti jitter 
and you have sound that will rival the best CD set ups. A HUGE difference...
and I don't use billion dollar patch cords. 
   There are a couple DAC units under $200 dollars that do a wonderful job. 
The anti jitter units are something you will have to decide for yourself. My 
ears couldn't hear the difference, while Moe insisted he could and Curley was 
undecided. Personally, I don't have one yet and would put it toward the 
bottom 
of my list.
   Cheers, John
   www.grump@netzone.com
   [Team OS/2]
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