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Recommendations for Blu-ray Player

Guys, I'm so close to a solution for my 2-ch system. Looking for Blu-ray player recommendations thats fit the following:

  • Stream AmazonUHD, NAS, YouTube (and any other common audio/video streaming apps)
  • 24-bit/192kHz PCM audio quality
  • Ethernet and Wifi
  • HDMI and Coax outputs
  • Prefer: full-component width, front-panel display, on-screen menu system
I currently have a Sony BDP-S7200 that does everything above except no AmazonUHD app. And as easy as it would be to add it (Sony is an AmazonUHD partner) - Sony probably won't. Tidal option would be nice too. 

Thanks for your recommendations! When/if I find something, I'll report back.
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big_greg
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I'm not sure there's an all-in-one box that will do what you want.  You want a blu-ray player for your two channel system?  

I have a combination 2 channel / home theater setup.  My preamp has a home theater bypass option so I can use it for both.  

My 2 channel system does not use my Oppo UDP-203 in any way.  I have a streamer that I use for streaming music.  I use my Blu-Ray player to watch Blu-Ray and 4K movies.  That's it.  For video streaming I have a Roku.

Space and budget may prevent you from getting purpose driven devices, but if you can get the right tool for each task instead of trying to use a Swiss Army Knife for everything.
big_greg
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An Oppo BDP-105 is not a " high end digital source".  It's a little above entry level, and a great multi-purpose unit in its time, but it's long in the tooth.  The DAC is easily surpassed, your streaming options are limited, it's not a great CD player, doesn't support 4K, doesn't do Atmos, not to mention, good luck getting support on one.  Add to that, people are asking ridiculous prices for them, and it just isn't a good recommendation.  I still have one in my bedroom, but I rarely ever use it and I only use the BDP-203 in my main system for movies.
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