I’m the type of audiophile and physical media enthusiast who has 2 blu ray players: a 4k one for watching movies, and an older one just for listening to music.
The older one, an old Pioneer with a great Wolfson DAC, appears to be on its last legs. Any recommendations for a blu ray player with great audio processing? As mentioned above, I already have a 4k player, so I don’t need it to be able to play the latest 4k discs. Just CDs, music DVDs and Blu rays. I’d like to rely on the player’s DAC to connect the player to my stereo receiver via standard RCA connectors.
sorry if I’m missing something, but your 4k player can play the music DVDs and blu-rays too, and it’s the AVR that does the audio processing. Why not use that for all AV discs (DVD, blu-ray) and get yourself a very good CD player or streamer/DAC for stereo?
Even though some blu ray players can be good with audio, they are never as good as a dedicated stereo component.
The one I use for watching movies is an entry level Sony. It’s perfectly good for movies. But I did a comparison using some regular audio CDs and the Pioneer unit and the latter had a more expansive sound with much better bottom end. I’ve never been a fan of Sony audio signature, so my experience wasn’t entirely surprising.