There are several well regarded companies modding the Oppo 83 SE for that very purpose of providing high quality two channel (or multi-channel) audio. Check out ModWright, EVS, and RAM. Prices for two of those mods are quite reasonable ranging from $950 to $1,435 when you supply the player, and the other goes up to $3,295. Of course, the ultimate "mod" to the 83 SE will be Ayre's DX-5 at about $10K.
Blu ray with good Redbook specs?
I have a Pioneer 45A universal player that I use for regular Cd's. I am looking for a blu Ray player (I only watch movies with 2 ch audio) which has good redbook ability. The Oppo's have good reviews but many say they lack in the redbook department. I'm wondering if I should just get a basic Panasonic Blue-Ray and keep the Pionner for Cd playback. Comments please