Sony dvp-nc555es out to Marantz sr7200 and Pioneer sd-533 hd5. All paradigm speakers and sub. The 555 has a nice organic quality to its picture, very tweakable in setup menu. its fed to the pioneer by audioquest y-1q1 component cable. tried denon dvd-2800 mk.2, pioneer dv-47a, panasonic rp-91k. This has a nice blend of all those players great qualities. i've found in my travels that in this mid-fi range, very little separates the very good players, at least to an amateur like me.