Upcoming universal player releases any new info?


I am wondering if anyone has any information about new universal players or new cd players that are going to be released in the next 6-12 months? I have been looking around for the past year and haven't been inspired to pull the trigger yet. I am wondering about new products from companies such as sony, yamaha, krell, teac, arcam, etc. I am definitely anxious but have a feeling the next generation of digital players may be better than what is currently available. If anyone has any insider info it would be interesting to see. I have read mixed things on Denon's new player. Audio is my top priority and it sounds like the Denon is a better video player. Thanks everyone. Price range I will be interested is $1000-$3000.
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Simple suggestion: buy a Denon or Marantz and have it modded,or buy a used Esoteric DV-50, and don't worry now about next generation players. Within 9 months there will be bluray and hd-dvd players, and there are other pressures to move away from players and into pc-based systems. Format development will continue to evolve, and the 'universal' of the future may be quite different. So just set yourself up to enjoy the discs that exist now and don't look for long term stability in high resolution or cd players.
The top player right now for 2500.00 or less is the Onkyo sp 1000 for audio and video and build quality.
Its been compared to the Marantz 9500, Pioneer 59avi, Denon 5900 and 3910 and came out on top in every category in both reveiws.

I have personally compared it to the 5900 and 3910 and it is superior whith film based dvd as well as audio.

The dv-50 would be a small improvement for audio and a downgrade for video,from what I have heard from an actual owner of both.
EVS,as well as RAM East are looking to have mod packages for the sp 1000.

As far as hi def dvd goes, I doubt you will see any player for at least a year, with 3-4 more years of waiting for enough source material to make buying a player feasable.

Greg