SOTA processors also bang for the buck


The boutique audio manufacturers certainly from all accounts make excellent processors. One can't help getting the impression that the giant electronic companies due to sheer economies of scale are able to package outstanding technologies at a significantly lower price eg Denon and Onkyo(Integra) to mention a couple.
Is there a OPPO BDP-95 equivalent out there in processors (amplification is optional).
Thanks
ecka
I am not really concerned with video and, in fact, do not even have a display in my main system (except a 6"LED for Oppo menus). It is hard to be specific about flexibility/technology since, once set up, operations are pretty similar. So, I guess, the only issue is whether there are enough options to manage things and that is easy these days. Thus, it comes down to audio quality for me.

Kal
Hi Kal,

If memory serves me correctly and it sometimes "doesn't" I think there are three basic differences:

1) As you stated warrantee length
2) Equalizer band (Onkyo has fewer bands)
3) One of the Stereo/Direct or Pure 2 channel Audio functions is supposed to be different.

I don't think the equalizer bands affect the Audysee 32XT capability so that seems like a mute point for the most part.

And then of course the cosmetics.

I'm too busy to check each manual or spec sheet, but it seem to me those are it.