Blue-ray player with good 2ch sound?

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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I have recently discovered at a friend's house that many surround SACDs have more information when played back in surround than in stereo. One such disc is the excellent Up by Peter Gabriel and another is Heathen by David Bowie. It makes me want to set up a surround system myself even though I've never really cared much for it.

Thanks for the info guys.

I'll have to look at the PS3, honestly didn't know anythign about it doing sacd or decent blue ray.

Been a fan of denon didn't even know they had a blue ray out yet.

Any one know a site whit info on the new Panasonic Blu Ray player that Vaughn3d mentioned.