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.
This will be my likely future option. The suggestions people have posted here have incredible reviews/testimonials… with even more incredible prices! 😂
As for my Pioneer, many on this sub are familiar with Pioneer Blu Ray players having persistent firmware issues. One weird hack I’ve discovered that resets the error issue for a while is: try playing a professionally produced audio CD, preferably from an older redbook standard like from the 80s. It seems to reset the firmware to a state where it will function fine without issue. I just tried it last night after having issues playing the Blu Ray for REM’s “Monster” reissue. Fingers crossed!