I concur - Saisho make one of only TWO CDPs I've ever used that'll play my copy of Hits 6 without getting stuck. If you can break in to the circuitry and add a digital output, my guess is they'd make a bombproof transport.
Note - the sound actually wasn't that bad either. Shame about the horrid 2 digit LCD display and the 0.000001g weight of the thing!
Dixons are definitely pure evil. They won't take returns, and they're a ripoff price-wise to boot. Oh, and their sister, PCWorld, is OK sometimes, but the webmaster's dead; either that, or they never have anything in stock, 'cos the site's been out for 4 weeks now for "maintenance".
Dixons' Mastercare is indeed a rip, but on my telly it was worthwhile; it needed a new motherboard 2 days after I got it (good old Sony and their crap build quality; I had one of the first models off the line as it was an ex-dem). The engineer came out same day, swapped the board in an hour and it's never put a foot wrong since. Shame the coverplans aren't as cheap as Richers' deals - and Richers' deals even cover their REALLY sh1t stuff like the bottom feeder Ariston and Teac plastic cassette decks at under £70! AND those horrid Bush turntables...
Oh - by the way - graphic EQs with spectrum analysers are GREAT! Wire one in on a spare tape out and watch those cool dancing lights, while NOT corrupting the signal. Cool - that's the only area in which I miss my midi. I might have to blag back my Kenwood EQ off my mate and stick it on the loopthrough from my headphone amp on the bedroom system
