I have heard a great deal about Mark Levinson, for example, working on a high-end universal player. My suspiciion is that they want to make sure it's worthy of the Mark Levinson marque before they release it into the marketplace, whereas Apex doesn't have to worry about such high expectations.
Why can't more high end make an all purpose DVD player??
I just read that mid-fi / low fi company Apex is coming out in October with a DVD player that will play DVD, CD, CDR, CDRW, DVD Audio, and SACD and will retail for 299. I verified this on their website and talked to J and R Music who will handle the unit. It is coming. Does anyone know for certain if another company is doing the same and speculated time of arrival on the market. I know the Pioneer AX10 is out there with only 2 channel SACD for 5500. I realize Apex is mass consumer but they are beating everyone else to the punch and for 299 what is there to lose to check it out.