I wouldn't want to steer you away from the ZCD, there are others who are phenomenally happy with theirs. My experience is frustrating me, I want to love it so badly! So it's going aside for a while. I can't bear to have an audio AND a video session (and I totally cannot get into "games.") So this Blu-Ray player (which til this November was Sony's flagship) suits me well for now. It is very impressive as an audio source, really surprised me in that department actually).
My extra pile now includes a DEC685, a NAD 585T and the ZCD.

I may be moving to a larger home in the future, so it won't hurt to have extra sources, and I'll soon have extra speakers, etc.