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Are there very good/audiophile blu-ray players?

As with many former players that try to be multi-format, there can be compromise.  What are your experiences with multi-format Blu-Ray players for sonic/audio qualities?  I have a decent CD and SACD collection that I play often... I am not that much of a rental for video so the sonic quality of any potential Blu-Ray machine would have the audio quality as the prime objective.  Thanks

My audio experience is extensive, Magnepan, Martin-Logan, Audio Research and all the usual suspects, and my video experience has been pretty mundane. 

whatjd
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twoleftears
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Anything modified by Modwright.

With the demise of Oppo, Pioneer is the way to go--UDP LX 500.

mesch
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Helomech, the Yamaha BD-A1060 sounds like a great piece at that price. 
helomech
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Helomech, the Yamaha BD-A1060 sounds like a great piece at that price.
I must note, for CD playback, mine is used purely as a transport and feeds my Pro-Ject Pre Box S2 DAC. I haven't used its internal DAC for quite some time but I recall it being good. It uses one of the Burr Brown chips, which tend to result in good sound IME. 

Originally, I heard some grain when playing CDs routed to my external DACs but it turned out to be a bunk coax cable. Since that was solved I've experienced nothing but stellar sound from the Yamaha/Pro-Ject combo. I've been curios about dedicated transports like those from Audiolab, but it's hard to imagine getting appreciably better CD playback without selling a kidney.
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