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PANASONIC DP-UB9000

The build quality of the DB-UP9000 is best described as bomb-proof. It feels as if no expense has been spared on the UB9000’s design, whether it’s the chunky aluminium body or the components found inside.

This makes Panasonic’s previous flagship player, the DMP-UB900 (£600) and even our reference Cambridge Audio CXUHD (£700), look and feel a little budget in comparison. Where the UB900 had one power supply which fed both its digital and audio sections, the UB9000’s audio circuit gets

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