Despite swearing I would never buy another silver disc player, I have been looking at the Sony UHD players because nowadays they seem to be able to play DVD-A and SACD in multichannel, delivering PCM over HDMI.

For example, the Sony UBP-X800 at around £230 claims these capabilities. And I believe it can play multi-channel files via the USB port.

This seems a bargain compared with the over-inflated prices being asked for used Oppo 203/5s in various forums.

Has anyone here any experience of using these "lesser" machines for multi-channel music audio. What was your experience?

In the spirit of Spinaltap, I would like to confirm that I am not involved in the corrupt theft of a global sport.