I owned an LD-S2 for three years, and build quality aside, the picture can't compare to the CLD-704 that I replaced it with.
Sorry, but time marches on.

I'm sure there are a lot of folks who do care. So here's the real scoop. I own both the LDS2 and CLD704, There is no comparison. The LDS2 has a much more noise free picture than the cld 704. On a good projector this leads to a more film like presentation. The ONLY other laserdisc player nearly this good is the discontinued CLD97.

the best laser disc player ever built bar none

but it is so heavy but that is ok it keeps the vibrations down to a minimum

evolution of a home theater system:
35 inch Mitsubishi TV
CLD 59 LD player
Mitsubishi VCR
one month later at good guys Boston Acoustics home theater system with the kenwood amp and pre amp and the surround sound speakers including the smaller dipoles in the back wow this is fun but why is it not like the demos i have heard at the different home theater stores? well pop the lid off the amp and low and behold the anemic cirgarett pack torodial is the culprit i am learning and now its time to get serious.
Adcom 5 channel amp better at 130 amps but not the greatest
Parasound 2 channel 135 amps for the subwoffers wow this is ok but i still like the bob carver but may be i will go with the ATI amp and really kick some butt
then the Sony ac-3 pre amp processor but it does not have DTS well just add it at a cost of 395.00 it is ok but it does not have muting and is or every time i go to change from DTS to AC-3 it pops every time but turning the volume down remedys this well sony comes out with a pre amp processor and i jump on it it is the TA E9000Es i am very pleased and am reaching home theater nervarna i like it because most or all processors have built in amps this one does not i am learning and i know that i am headed in the right direction. Speed forword to 1998 i am lucky Ken Kranes warehouse in Lawndale is having a big sale and the manager calls me and informs me that they have about 60 LD-S2-B's these have been refurbished and he personally hand picks out the best one for me wait the price is to good to be true and these are beauties so i buy two of these bad boys well now i can use the THX wow disc and make a big difference in my viewing of Laser Disc's but wait most of my LD are AC-3 what do i do take it over to Atlantic Stereo and have the MSB upgrade i do and it is incredible i use an optical cable for DTS well it has shaped up into a nice system then the DV-09 comes out and i buy it no hesitation and i am suprised that the booklet that came with the LD-S2 with the specs and the booklet that comes with the DV-09 with the specs well i compare them and i could not beleive my eyes the are so close that i thought that guy in Honey I Shrunk the Kid's movie got his hands on the LD-S2 and just shrunk it down and out comes the DV-09 really 99% of the technology has been transfered to the DV-09 player from the LD-S2 check it out .I will add the HD converter to the LD-S2's and the DV-09 when i buy the High definition TV but that can wait it is still not up to par yet so the next phase is the amps the ATI's are the choice for me why because they are a no frills work horse mack truck of the amplifiers that are available today and for the bang for the buck you get your money's worth. i have learned that you could spend 10,000 of dollars for high end stuff and only gain 5-10% in performance on to the speakers the B&W's are on the list also towers that is but how many the room that is 14x18 is where the system is played and it is very comfortable a minimum of 6 surrounds + the center channel for a total of 7 speakers but wait what about the amps do i get the 5 channel and two two channels one two channel for the subwoffers and one two channel for the rear speakers well some thought needs to go into this any way good listening and to all the doubters about the LD-S2 it wil be around for a long time to come and i just live 5 minutes away from DVD planet formerly ken kranes and the laser discs are hard to pass up for 4.99 especially the boxed sets at 10.00 and i have heard people say at the store "Well gee why did i get rid of my Laser Disc player" lasers will be around for at least for another 100 years well have fun and any suggestions are welcome and critisims also almost forgot i have been on the internet since last october and i just out of curiosity typed in at google my Sony TA E9000Es and found out that it is up gradeable what luck it can now have the most current upgrades at a minimum of cost it just keeps getting better good listening to all and thank youy for reading my review.
John

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Since it is largely an analog device, the LD-S2 can benefit greatly from alignment/maintenance. If the picture is anything less than the best you've seen on any player it would be a good idea to look into this. Also, consider adding AC-3 and DTS audio outputs. Laser doesn't get any better than this, and it beats any DVD that I've seen (I own a DV-09).