High Quality Universal Player??

"The Pioneer does have two USB inputs, one in the front and one in the back, and one can access a server with the 88FD to play files from the server."

I stand corrected thaluzza. Thank you. It is very hard to tell from the small pics on Pioneer’s website and I missed this in the text: "The BDP-88FD is also designed to play high resolution music content from USB, disc, and hard drive devices."

This Pioneer looks like a real contender in this <$2k marketspace. However, the only review I could find said that it only supported streaming from YouTube and Picasa for those that are interested. 

Dave

thaluza

why did you sell the Sony 5400ES?  Thanks! for sharing your story on the Pioneer Elite.

@thaluza,
I hope Oppo gets the AKM top-of-the-line DAC in UDP-205. The best thing about this player is, it does not have the "apps" which would make loading faster. The only discouraging info in - they have decided to do away with HDCD.

jafant -

I ripped all of my cd's onto a hard drive via my Mac Mini, and found that I liked the sound, and especially the convenience, of my file playback system well enough to sell the Sony. I still have SACD's and DVD-A discs which I have not figured out how to rip, so I need a universal player to play those discs. The Sony is a wonderful sounding player and a good value at its used price, in my opinion.

milpai -

It seems Oppo is playing this one close to the vest. I am eager to see the 205's specifications (and price).