"Kalman Rubinson" wrote in message

Well, I would not presume to know a lot about the UK market but there
are many universal players from Denon, Marantz, Onkyo, Panasonic,
Toshiba, Samsung, etc. as well as from more expensive audiophile
brands such as Linn, McCormack, Moon, Theta, BelCanto, etc. Meridian
and Arcam are SACD holdouts for different reasons but both of the
lists are open-ended and would be longer if I sat and thought more.
I've had several in my system over the last year or two.

Some might find it ironic that examination of the innards of the more
expensive audiophile brands such as Linn, McCormack, Moon, Theta, BelCanto,
etc. may well provide a clear view of the guts of one of the universal
players from Pioneer, Toshiba, Samsung, etc.