Blue-ray player with good 2ch sound?

Panasonic's new Blu Ray player comes out in the next 30 days, either that or the current model will do the trick. I have the same objectives as you and am trying to figure out if I add a dedicated CD player or a DAC when I do get the Blu Ray machine.

Denon?
http://www.usa.denon.com/ProductDetails/3961.asp

I have a PS3-80, and I think the Blu-ray video is outstanding. I haven't tried its SACD ability, because I'm happy with a Sony DVP-S9000ES (video processing turned off) for stereo.

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I amend my previous post. I played the Channel Classics recording of Mahler's 2nd Symphony and the Hamonia Mundi recording of Biber's Missa Christi Resurgentis, both of which are in DSD surround, but can be switched in my pre/pro to stereo. The audio was excellent, and the surround very effective, especially for the Biber choral work, capturing the spacious feeling of the cathedral even better than the stereo version. The onscreen is informative, with a restful wave pattern generated by the PS3-80 as a background. I will no longer be ignoring the PS3-80 as an SACD players.

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2nd amendment. I hadn't noticed until I played Jazz at the Pawnshop that the disc itself offers both surround and stereo versions. It's a newly discovered toy.

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