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Hi Kazu -- My understanding (based on conversations [only in my limited Japanese, unfortunately] with my dealer in Tokyo) is that the option boards for the DP-75V are input/output boards. They should therefore have no effect on the internal processing of the CD signal when the DP-75V is used as a stand-alone CD player. I think the board under discussion is the optional high-speed input board for connecting an external SACD (or DVD-A) transport to the DAC section of the DP-75V. Actually, I don't know if the DP-75V upsamples the standard CD signal internally, but if it does, there should be no need to add any option boards, and if it doesn't, the option boards won't help. I'd really be interested in reading a definitive answer to this issue, since I am wondering whether to trade in my DP-65V for the DP-75V. TIA, and good listening! -- Dave

PS. Even if the DP-75V doesn't upsample standard CDs, it's still pretty damn tempting! I guess another option is to simply keep the DP-65V and add a Marantz SA-1 SACD player to my system. It would be a lot cheaper than upgrading to the DP-75V and THEN buying Accuphase's T-100 SACD transport. The last (also expensive) alternative is to trade in my DP-65V for the T-100 transport and D-330 digital preamp. Any advice? TIA again. -- DS



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