
Listen up disc aficionados: If you're in the market for a 4K Blu-ray player that can do everything you want, and plenty of things you didn't know you wanted, Panasonic’s flagship model is a technical tour de force guaranteed to impress you. Panasonic DP-UB9000 Ultra HD Blu-ray Player: $1,000 (December/January 2022, Read Full Review) In addition to playing high-res audio files and supporting Dolby Vision and HDR10 high dynamic range (HDR), both players are nimble and deliver performance Kris Deering described as comparable to Oppo’s fabled players and Panasonic’s outstanding DP-UB9000. The extra 900 bucks also elevates you to “universal disc player” status with the ability to spin DVD-Audio discs and SACDs, which are still released regularly by boutique audiophile labels. Stepping up to the X200 gets you a more robust power supply plus analog RCA and balanced XLR outputs and a 7.1-channel RCA output alongside the standard HDMI and optical/coaxial digital connections.

Reavon’s UBR-X100 ($799) and its up-market sibling, the UBR-X200 ($1,699), are based on the latest version of the MediaTek reference video processor that formed the heart of 4K players from Oppo, the beloved brand that abruptly exited the business in 2018. Reavon UBR-X100 and UBR-X200 Ultra HD Blu-ray Players: $799, $1,699įrom Reavon, a startup out of France you never heard of, comes not one but two new high-end 4K Ultra HD Blu-ray players.
