Oppo 103 as CD player
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century tek
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Well, most DVD players will play regular CD's plus more!
http://www.amazon.com/OPPO-BDP-103-...F8&qid=1376039657&sr=8-1&keywords=oppo+player
http://www.amazon.com/OPPO-BDP-103-...F8&qid=1376039657&sr=8-1&keywords=oppo+player
Mysteryed
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I have been using an OPPO DV-970HD in my sound system for years and it still sounds terrific... I am on the verge of picking up the Oppo BDP‑103 not only because I trust the Oppo sound and support, but, I am needing Blu-ray capability now. I previewed it at a local shop and was very impressed. AS Guiller implied, it comes down to the synergy between "your gear and your ear". Best to ya!
He did a demo with a Wadia CD player , high grade Denon DVD and the Oppo
For CD the Wadia sounded best
The USA model Oppo is his personal BluRay , and I told him I want it. They came out with a Japanese model with the menu in Japanese. He will sell the USA model to me in the autumn when he gets the new Japanese model.
It should be ok to demo it at home.
I have his Triode KT88 PP amp demoing now at home
For CD the Wadia sounded best
The USA model Oppo is his personal BluRay , and I told him I want it. They came out with a Japanese model with the menu in Japanese. He will sell the USA model to me in the autumn when he gets the new Japanese model.
It should be ok to demo it at home.
I have his Triode KT88 PP amp demoing now at home
Ed in Tx
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I considered using my Oppo 981HD as a player, since it has HDCD and other playback formats, but I need a TV hooked up to it to see what I'm doing. Almost no functionality from the front panel. I have no TV in the sound room and I don't want one in there ON all the time when playing CDs. So that's something to consider.
Get one of 7" monitors. Should be enough to see menu.
103 is Ok as CD player, also gives you SACD, DVD-A and network playback.Can be controlled from tablet. Generally if you want it for two channel only, I suggest look at 105 which is one of the best high-end players regardless of price.
The 95 and 105 were more geared for audio but sound fine if you don't have a higher end CDP to compare it to.
I use 2 OPPO 93s to do movies music and streaming in 2 setups and the sound is pretty good. The shootout with my Rotel CDP showed it's weaknesses.
That said, as a player that does and streams just about anything, at a good price point, and with the Tech Support you get if needed....and you have the money, I say go for it.
I use 2 OPPO 93s to do movies music and streaming in 2 setups and the sound is pretty good. The shootout with my Rotel CDP showed it's weaknesses.
That said, as a player that does and streams just about anything, at a good price point, and with the Tech Support you get if needed....and you have the money, I say go for it.
I have an Oppo DV-981HD on my upstairs tube system with no monitor. I used a monitor and set it up for 2 ch mode beforehand,
unplugged it and moved it to that system, and its kept the settings just fine, even with power outages and such.
I do have the remote for anything more than loading, etc - it works great on that strictly 2 ch music only system.
These days I have it connected via Toslink/Optical to an Audio Alchemy DDE3 DAC - that decodes HDCD as well as a clean output for CDs ...
I liked that unit so much when it was my main disc player (music, DVDs, etc) that when I wanted to get a BluRay player,
I got an Oppo BDP93 for my downstairs "everything" system. It plays CDs, SACDs, DVDs, BluRay and all of that just fine.
Sounds great with everything I toss at it ...
The DV-981HD was working fine in multichannel DVD/disc player mode beforehand - but when I upped the Movie system to Bluray
it was a spare and I moved it to the music-only system.
I can also HIGHLY recommend the Oppo disc players!
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