All Quiet on the Oppo front?

No Darbee option on the 205 or 203 I believe.

They were talking about it about 6 months prior to them announcing cessation of all player production.

The Pioneer doesn't have 7.1 analog outputs...

I got notified by Oppo yesterday and ordered the 205 last night. 

The last round of 205 “golden tickets” were sent in August. Shipment is finishing up now. The website no longer accepts entries. Sadly, unless the corporate parent changes course, these are gone. I saw a new one recently for sale - asking $4300. Uggh. 

I received my email Wed the 19th and it shipped yesterday.  Should have it in my hands Wed 26th.
The resale will be maddening on these things.  I may hold on to mine for while since there's not much in the $1300 range that you can buy that does all the things the 205 does.  Now, I just hope it does all those things well.....