A real bargain for people who value good sound for the price. I do not know how the device in the Philips series fits. But for those who a lot CDs on such a device play a favorable alternative to Cambridge etc. The player has its own toroidal power supply for the analog unit and makes an upsampling to 192kHz / 24-bit. The sound is soft and spatially and surprisingly good for a Blu Ray player in this price range For image others have already written enough.