VSX-9900S is NOT a "Player" of any sort, it is an A/V Stereo Receiver.
VSX-9900S was the second model down from the top model VSX-D1S of 1990/1993.
the 9900S seems technically and functionally equal in most every meaningful way to the D1S, as if it was meant to have been the 1991 replacement for the VSX-D1S as TOTL model
in PIONEER's 1991/1992 AVR lineup. all the same, it was always shown in PIONEER's brochures of the time as one step down from the top model VSX-D1S,
even though the 9900S' virtually identical VSX-95 ELITE twin was touted as superior to either one,
mostly because the 95 sported some higher spec internal componentry such as rubber-jacketed main filter caps and such,
and an ON SCREEN system status display generator output through it's composite VIDEO to TV, IIRC.
the 9900S in fact has an ELITE series clone, the VSX-95, PIONEER's very first ever ELITE-series receiver.
both the 9900S and 95 are superb two-channel stereo powerhouses, very much like the D1S,
that just so happen to have DPL-based SURROUND functions tacked on.
in my humble opinion, those three models were the very best receivers PIONEER ever offered since the 70's,
and the best PIONEER receivers to get, if you can live without digital surround functions,
and desire a powerful and well-made two-channel stereo amp with remote control.
a well cared for example of either of theses beasts is hard... VERY HARD to beat for the money, IMHO. strongly recommended.
- VSX-95/-9900S -
- VSX-D1S -