I suspect those who prefer disk based playback might be interested in this. Its a current production Blueray player with 7.1 analog out connections. And the cost is only $499 retail. The Tascam BD-MP1 "Professional Grade" BR player. Check it out if you are in that market. No DVD-Audio, No SACD as far as I can tell. The test article linked below isn't exhaustive by any means, but it tests relatively well with CDs. Lots of unusual equipment on the manufacturers site. I was surprised to see new cassette deck offerings.
Tascam BD-MP1
Tascam BD-MP1 manufacturers site
Tascam BD-MP1
Tascam BD-MP1 manufacturers site