Arcam DV139 FMJ DVD Player

Arcam DV139 FMJ DVD Player in excellent physical and working condition. It has been well taken care of in a smoke free environment. Overview: The DV139 is Arcam's best ever universal disk player. In addition to an amazing upscaled "Near-HD" picture from standard DVD, the new player delivers such an increase in CD and SACD sound quality, that the DV139 is equivalent to a high-end CD player. Even audiophile can now have one machine for all discs without compromising audio quality. Includes: Arcam DV139 DVD Player, CR100 Remote Control, Power Cord and Arcam Manual. The FMJ-DV139, a cost-no-object player with "universal" appeal (ie. it also played DVD-Audios and Super Audio CD high-res audio titles), MP3/DivX support, HDMI connectivity, upscaling all the way to 1080p, in-built test pattern generator and high-end analogue circuitry for top-notch audio (and video) playback. If you watch a lot of DVDs and have a decent display and audio gear, then the DV139 will help you to derive greater levels of satisfaction from the content you already own than standard DVD players. Build quality - which is reflected in the DV139's 11.2 lbs weight - is superb, and well up to Arcam's usual high standard. Round the back you'll find analogue 5.1 and stereo audio outputs, plus optical and coaxial digital outputs. Video, meanwhile, escapes via RGB Scart, component, composite, S-video or HDMI. There's also a RS232 port for remote system control. Arcam employs two power supplies - a linear type based around a toroidal transformer for the audio stages, and a low-noise switch-mode type for everything else. The main chip is a Zoran Vaddis 888-S - similar to what you'll find in some lower-end players, but that's where all other similarities end. The DV 139's audiophile audio circuitry makes use of Wolfson WM8740 24bit/192kHz DACs and professional-grade op-amps, while the video is converted to analogue by a high-end Analog Devices video encoder - which features noise-shaped video (NSV) 11bit DACs and 1080i support. Quite simply this is a superb performer. On the test bench, the DV139s key analogue outputs were found to have an extended frequency response that a mere 0.5dB down (or better) at 5.8MHz - in the subjective world, this manifests itself as crystal-clarity and superb reproduction of fine details like facial character, tree branches and stonework textures. Colors are vivid and true to life, and the DV139 is capable of conveying real depth to the image. The DV139 is the best DVD player yet from the Arcam stable, and many audiophile believe one of the best DVD players you'll find anywhere on the planet.