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Get serious.
My OPPO BDP-95 sounds better than my $6000 Ayre C5xe/MP player, and only cost $1000.
Can you tell me with a straight face that this thing sounds better than the OPPO?
I very much doubt it.
Anyone who would spend any more than the OPPO costs has a screw loose in my opinion.
ANY player that costs more than the OPPO is simply a waste of money, and reviewing them is dishonest unless you do a direct comparison to the OPPO 95 or 105, and can point out features or performance that justifies the extra cost. I consider that to be a remote possibility.
Head-in-the-sand reviews that ignore the fact that the OPPO players are the new state of the art are just plain stupid.