Zd542...you missed what I wrote and need to read over again. I'm talking about two separate boards in the EMP-2. The high quality main power board that is in the front left of the unit and the signal processor board in the back. The power board in the front is an exact twin of the power board in the left front of the Oppo BDP-103. The Transport housing in the EMP-2 is identical to the one in the Oppo. Looking at both boards and the layout work in both units, it appears the Electrocompanient is a ripoff for the outrageous price of $ 3500.00. But of course you get a better machined face plate and those pretty gold buttons on the front.
Electrocompanient EMP-2 vs. Oppo BDP-103
I was surprised to discover recently that looking inside the $3500.00 Electrocompanient EMP-2 Univeral Blu Ray player that its using the exact same high quality power board and transport thats inside the $500.00 Oppo BDP-103. The processor signal board in the EMP-2 looks average and I guess the much higher price is paying for the pretty face plate. Another example that Oppo player's are a steal. Curious if Oppo is providing OEM services for Electrocompanient and making their EMP-2.