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I almost bought one of these but lack of SACD was a killer. I also read Panasonic did not want to support a competing format, and rumblings about Sony's licensing fees being too high to Panasonic (why would Sony want a competitor?) I vacillated on the Sony X800 but managed to get an Oppo UDP-203 before they announced they were shutting down the BD player division and prices skyrocketed.
Most if not all consumer amps reach max output by 2 Vrms so the lower output was not a big deal to me. Plus I connect with HDMI; can't really tell the difference with my ears of clay. Some suggested the UDP-205 but I am cheap as well as deaf.
The Panasonic UB820 is on sale now for $350. Since my Oppo 103 might be on its last legs, I went through this thread. It seems to me - correct me if this is wrong - that
all or most all competent players will sound the same when set to bitstream output via hdmi to the AVR.
Audio only; not video. I use the AVR because it provides Dolby, dts, and dirac (and lots of distortion, NAD T758.)