Current Universal Players

@ spenav

I'm not sure what the point of your post is but I think you don't understand the HDCD format. Yes, you can play an HDCD disc on a standard Redbook player but the player won't decode the HDCD information and provide the extra dynamic range. If you want to experience the advantage of the format you must have a CD player or a DAC that will decode it. It will have an HDCD logo and a light that will come on when it detects an HDCD disc.

@secretguy 

Berkeley Audio Design makes a range of DACs that all decode HDCD. They are expensive but they definitely support the format. One of the principles of the company is Pflash Pflaumer who was a co-inventor of the HDCD format. There are also lots of used players for sale that do HDCD.

As the man said----Oppo.

Oppo 105D SADLY UNAVAILABLE NOW

I use a Panasonic DP-UB9000 in the HT - excellent in all respects. Don't know about all the formats it does, though, so you might want to check that out.

I owned the OPPO 105D which had the HDCD chip and Darby. I put my name on the list for the last batch of 205's, and luckily, I was notified and purchased one. I sold my 105 to a friend. I miss Gracenote, which gave you a beautiful display of the cd that was playing, and the HDCD chip for decoding HDCD's. The 205 doesn't have either of these, but has slightly better sound and is 4K. I am very satisfied with the 205, But the 105 was very good too.