High Quality Universal Player??


I’m interested in a disc player for CD, SACD, and cinema DVDs, Blue-Ray.

It MUST have equal or better sound quality than my current Cal Audio HDCD player.

Ideas? How about the Cambridge Audio Azur 651BD Universal Blu-ray/SACD/DVD/CD Player?

or the newer 751? Also, what is the difference between the 751 and 651?

I’d laos like to buy form a company large enough to stay in business for a while :)
randy-11
thaluza

why did you sell the Sony 5400ES?  Thanks! for sharing your story on the Pioneer Elite.
@thaluza,
I hope Oppo gets the AKM top-of-the-line DAC in UDP-205. The best thing about this player is, it does not have the "apps" which would make loading faster. The only discouraging info in - they have decided to do away with HDCD.

jafant -

I ripped all of my cd's onto a hard drive via my Mac Mini, and found that I liked the sound, and especially the convenience, of my file playback system well enough to sell the Sony. I still have SACD's and DVD-A discs which I have not figured out how to rip, so I need a universal player to play those discs. The Sony is a wonderful sounding player and a good value at its used price, in my opinion.
milpai -

It seems Oppo is playing this one close to the vest. I am eager to see the 205's specifications (and price).
SACD can be ripped if you can find a Playstation 3 without the first firmware upgrade. I have never tried it but read it could be done.
I have the opportunity of buying a 2011 Modwright BDP-95 tubed player with outboard power supply for $1000.00. I presently have a stock BDP-105 universal player, and I'm curious as to how the audio compares between the two and whether this will give the improvement I seek for now. The modified 105 is out of my price range at this point.