Surprise: someone’s actually making a new 4K Blu-ray player! But it’s not exactly a mainstream option — this reference player is for audiophiles as much as cinephiles
- The Magnetar Ultima is a new 4K Blu-ray player for reference-quality playback
- Blu-Ray, DVD, SACD, DVD-A, CD and digital support — but no DAC: all-digital output to your system
- Costs a cool $12,000 (about £8,895 / AU$16,687)
We've written many times about the benefits of Blu-ray over streaming, but many hardware firms have stopped making players as the format's popularity has declined. So it's nice to see the announcement of a new player for those who are still invested in the future of 4K Blu-ray… and it's one that's also an impressive audiophile music player.
The new player comes from Magnetar, and it's called the Ultima. And because it's being unveiled in the US at CEDIA 2026, the show where sound systems with supercar price tags are exhibited, it's clear that this reference system is aimed at the more affluent end of the market. (You might also get...
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