price of Oppo players threw the roof

coyotesx5  I am unsure of purchasing expensive speakers $50K to $60K because if a driver fails, it maybe irreplaceable if the manufacturer goes out of business.  The three I'm considering are von Schweikert VR55K, Einstein and Lumenswhites.   Companies like Bryston and B&W or Harmon Group products have major company sales including professional so they will probably always be around.  Audio Research and McIntosh, also major names, were sold to conglomerates too.  I'm just worried about making big ticket purchases from small companies.  Oppo fits into the small company realm.  I'd rather purchase an Esoteric (Teac) SACD player DV60 for Blu ray and SACD and let my TV upscale to 4K.  

It breaks my heart to read about people who bought a uber expensive amp or something from a 1 man operation, only to have the  person die or go out of business and leave the hobbyist with a very expensive piece of junk.

I had 3 different Audible Illusions Modulus preamps from 1992 to 2015, and my main reason for going with other equipment was because Art Ferris is semi retired and the factory (probably 3 people at most) is even slower than it was in their heydays.  The equipment is too expensive to take a big hit.

Thank you for the reassurance, boucher.  Being patient will be a bit easier, given that I at least have a new 203 to enjoy in the meantime.  And it does a very nice job with SACDs and DSD files, as well as with feeding PCM files to my receiver's DAC.  Congrats on your 205 purchase invitation!  I hope you'll let us know how the 205 works out for you. 

Wasent esoteric( teac) part of the Gibson group that was mismanaged to death?

Personally I am quite happy to take a $1300 roll of the dice with OPPO for my previously stated reasons

In the June 2018 issue of Sound & Vision they review the Cambridge Audio CXUHD Ultra HD Blu-ray Player which is based on the platform for Oppo UDP-203. The only differences seem to be no analog audio outputs and the remote is not backlit.  It retails for $700.00 and is made in the UK. It is available on Amazon with free shipping for $699.99. Here is the link...https://www.amazon.com/Cambridge-CXUHD-Universal-Blu-ray-Player/dp/B0761TRVQB
Here is the Sound & Vision Review...
https://www.soundandvision.com/content/cambridge-audio-cxuhd-ultra-hd-blu-ray-player-review
Hope this helps.