Dune BD Prime 3.0
Just Tested
Soundbars
Otone Sonora AV-Lance
A decent, affordable effort from Otone but sound quality is tainted by a distracting brightness
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DACs
Chord Electronics QBD76 HDSD
Chord’s QBD76 HDSD is a top-class converter that delivers a brilliant sound from a well-built package. It has plenty of visual appeal, too
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Hi-fi speakers
B&W 685
There are more talented rivals on the scene, but the veterans are enduring greats
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In this month's mag
July 2013
SUPERTEST: Soundbar solutions £250-£450
GROUP TEST: 46-47in smart TVs
GROUP TEST: Standmount speakers £350-£450
© 2013 Haymarket Publishing
Comments
is there so much difference in audio and video quality between pch 200 and dune inspite of similar hardware
The Dune can play FLAC audio, bluray and DVD iso images, supports NTFS on external hard drives, and has 7.1 analogue output.
The Sony bluray player has non of these facilities.
I connect my Dune to an external DAC/processor and it sounds amazing.
I can play FLAC audio upto 24/192, and the DUNE can decode bluray HD audio to PCM if your processor cannot.
Picture quality is as good as the Oppo BDP-83 bluray player and popcorn C-200 i used to own.
So i disagree with what hifi's conclusion about this player.
The popcorn cant decode Bluray HD audio to PCM, whereas the Dune can. I give the Dune 5 stars.