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"Best" multichannel universal player right now?

"Best" as in what's the best at the "knee of the curve" at the moment? Looking for 1080p, excellent video processing (no artifacts, excellent scaling) and as importantly excellent 2 channel and multichannel SACD and DVD-A. HDMI 1.3 a definite asset, as is digital out.
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Never used any game console and have no plans to change that.

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Pioneer DV-58 if you can accept HDMI 1.2

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Ummm. What outputs are you planning to use?

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Not but they are separated by the knee of the curve and the Marantz is HDMI 1.1, so no SACD via HDMI.

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Cannot say. Never compared in same system.

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Audiolui: Video quality is top notch. It makes my DVD (I mean good DVD)look closer to Blue Ray. The sound is decent, but not compared to top tier players.

Can we assume you mean via the analog outputs? I ask because the sound via HDMI is fully competitive.

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When you use the HDMI, the sound VERY MUCH depends on what you connect it to. Running the 83 into the Meridian HD621/861 is quite superb. In the Esoteric class, imho.

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It is in the review.

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May issue. Further brief 'mentions' in later columns.

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True. The HD621 was part of the more revealing DAC/processor/system compared to the Integra/Bryston/Paradigm system I originally used.

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