I'm looking to buy one source. The universal players seem to be a great fit, but my primary use will be replacing my CD player and the chance to explore SACD and other hi res music formats with my own equipment.
The video part of it is a nice bonus. 4k is a plus, but not a must have for me.
In my research thus far...Oppo's UHD 203 does everything that I'm looking for and it's a shade under $600. I would assume it's audio performance would be equivalent to if not slightly better than my Rotel CD player which in it's day was considered an top shelf unit.
The Cambridge CXU is a 1080p unit apparently a step up from the 203 in terms of audio performance with high performance DACs and DAC circuitry, dedicated 2 ch analog connectivity...$800
Oppo's latest audiophile unit, the UHD 205 also has 4k processing but now using new highly acclaimed DACs in it's audio section, does have wifi...$1300.
4k is definitely not worth $500 to me...what other reason is there to buy the Oppo 205? Is it a better audio performer?