The Oppo 95 is what it is...an amazing and versatile universal player capable of playing every shiny disc under the sun - minus HD-DVD, is gaining capability as a good streamer (expect to see firmware updates to add stability/file types/etc in the future), and has the ability to play files off an eSATE/USB drive. Not sure what capability Oppo would need to add in today's market that makes economical sense to add...specialized capability that few will use but all will pay for??? Cable/Sat is highly compressed and most pre/pros receivers do an adequate job with that duty. If you have recorded source material, there’s a good chance you can find a way to get the Oppo to play it. There’s ample opportunity to tap into the player’s DACs…disc, LAN, Wifi, USB.

FWIW… the SQ of my streaming digital file library through the 95 exceeded all expectations...it's becoming more of a hassle than it's worth to search, pull out, file the redbook CDs. DVD-A/SACD's another story, but the availability of high rez FLACs are increasing by the day and may prove to be a great option in the future for replacing/adding to the varied high rez audio disc formats. This players meets and exceeds all my needs, but to each there own.