Is there any real alternative to Oppo??

Thanks Doggiehowser,

I did not know Cambridge was an Oppo based player. I'll look into it tomorrow as I think I have a local Cambridge dealer.

My friend upgraded from the Oppo BDP83 to the Cambridge.
I bought his Oppo, I'm very happy with it.
The Cambridge he has does not have a dimmable display.
The Oppo players do. This is important to me.

Doggiehowser, I don't know where you're getting the idea that the Cambridge player is based on the Oppo. That's not my understanding; I reviewed the 840C for Dagogo.com and have owned it. My understanding is that they use the Analogue Devices chips which are 24/192, not the ESS chips.

I think someone has given you bad information.

There are about a dozen Oppo 93/95's on AudiogoN right now.

As a minor thread hijack, does anyone know of a "high end" universal player that isn't a rebadge of one form or another?

" and love Oppo but they are hard to find other than new,"

Sorry but there is a ton of barely used OPPO for sale in Audiogon........