The best available BR player today

IWC Dopplel · 14-02-2009, 8:37 PM

Just wondered what the best in the world of BR has to offer (I wont be buying !) Are there any Krell and other exotica out, never heard anything from the top end manufacturers. Is it the Pioneers, Sony and Denon's at the moment ?

HD Elvis · 14-02-2009, 8:39 PM

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Originally Posted by IWC Dopplel

Just wondered what the best in the world of BR has to offer (I wont be buying !) Are there any Krell and other exotica out, never heard anything from the top end manufacturers. Is it the Pioneers, Sony and Denon's at the moment ?

Think the lx91 or the 3800 would take that crown, maybe the S5000ES taking the bronze?

Perceval · 14-02-2009, 8:53 PM

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Think the lx91 or the 3800 would take that crown, maybe the S5000ES taking the bronze?

Now that's fighting talk

Have you compared all three?

Edit: Everyone's favourite popcorn hifi mag will be having a shootout soon.

HD Elvis · 14-02-2009, 8:59 PM

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Now that's fighting talk

Have you compared all three?

Edit: Everyone's favourite popcorn hifi mag will be having a shootout soon.

No, tbh I haven't seen all three in action side by side but I doubt there is a better three at the moment.

I'm struggling with what to get myself as my first standalone blu ray player the S5000ES, 2500 or whether to wait for the Oppo 83.

kingfats · 14-02-2009, 11:28 PM

PS3?

**Bald Monkey** · 15-02-2009, 9:11 AM

There's always one

IWC Dopplel · 15-02-2009, 9:14 AM

Gents I was wondering if there was anything above those three ?

kingfats · 15-02-2009, 9:18 AM

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Gents I was wondering if there was anything above those three ?

Not for price no.

alpha10 · 15-02-2009, 9:55 AM

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Originally Posted by kingfats

Not for price no.

The Denon DVD-A1UDCI is out very soon isn't it?

I would be surprised if we don't see the likes of Meridian, Arcam etc out for the summer.....

Cheers

Avi · 15-02-2009, 9:58 AM

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Originally Posted by alpha10

The Denon DVD-A1UDCI is out very soon isn't it?

I would be surprised if we don't see the likes of Meridian, Arcam etc out for the summer.....

Cheers

Is there some sort of luanch for the Arcam Blu-ray/s at the Bristol AV show next weekend ?

AVI

kingfats · 15-02-2009, 10:04 AM

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Originally Posted by alpha10

The Denon DVD-A1UDCI is out very soon isn't it?

Might be a long wait in the UK

but could have been told wrong of course.

alpha10 · 15-02-2009, 10:12 AM

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Might be a long wait in the UK

but could have been told wrong of course.

With the more 'higher-end' kit as the market is smaller, doesn't it tend to get a world release a little quicker? So you never know.

alpha10 · 15-02-2009, 10:14 AM

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Is there some sort of luanch for the Arcam Blu-ray/s at the Bristol AV show next weekend ?

AVI

That would be interesting, I have always been such an Arcam fan, but they have lost their way a bit recently, I hope this is going to be the start of a new era....

Cheers

Nic Rhodes · 15-02-2009, 12:10 PM

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Is there some sort of luanch for the Arcam Blu-ray/s at the Bristol AV show next weekend ?

AVI

My spies tell me they won't be operational at Bristol.

Avi · 15-02-2009, 12:23 PM

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My spies tell me they won't be operational at Bristol.

That's a shame.

Anything you can share on these players on here or in private ?

AVI

Nic Rhodes · 15-02-2009, 12:26 PM

The transport will appear before the player and they are probably further off than we would like. My worry for Arcam is the new Sonys and how fast they might be....If Sony launch a new fast series of players then many of the smaller people who are investing loads of £££s may get left behind simply because of the complexity of the job in Blu ray design.

Perceval · 15-02-2009, 12:44 PM

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Originally Posted by Nic Rhodes

The transport will appear before the player and they are probably further off than we would like. My worry for Arcam is the new Sonys and how fast they might be....If Sony launch a new fast series of players then many of the smaller people who are investing loads of £££s may get left behind simply because of the complexity of the job in Blu ray design.

I was told 'don't expect an Arcam BD player before October/November at the earliest'.

Does this ring true?