High Quality Universal Player??

Hey Nutty,

I would get the Oppo BDP105D for a couple of reasons.

First - Name recognition. I'm guessing it is the most popular high-end universal player and you could easily re-sell it if you don't love it and not lose too much money. The resell value seems to have held up pretty well.That's really saying something when it comes to audio/video electronics.

Second - Several mod'rs perform various levels of modification on the Oppo. My Oppo DV-970HD was modified by Ric Schultze at EVS and Ric is still going strong modifying BDP-105Ds.

Oppo also has a strong user base following on audio sites, as well as on AVS forum. 

I'm not as familiar with the Cambridge. I'm sure its a quality player, but I would get the Oppo based on the information I stated above.

Nutty,

Who is the local vendor that has the CXU? Just curious.

TIC

Nutty,

I'm very familiar with Audible Elegance. Spent plenty of money there over the years. I didn't know they were a Cambridge Dealer.

Interesting info from Oppo. I didn't know they had stopped production on the BDP-10x. Will be interesting to see what the replacement for the BDP-105D offers.

Let us know how your audition of the two players goes.

TIC

Nutty,

Glad to hear the Oppo is going to work for you. By any chance have you hooked it up directly to an amp using it's built-in volume control? Just curious because I'm thinking of setting up a second system, all digital, and would like to bypass a pre-amp just to save some audio shelf real estate. The Oppo BDP-105D would be a good candidate for the centerpiece of an all digital setup.

I previously used my mod'd Oppo DV-970HD that way.

TIC

jafant,

I don't own a modern Oppo player (I do own an older mod'd Oppo player), but I have to defend Oppo. The DBP-105D is special. It may not be the best CD player, DAC or streamer. But it is nearly universally praised as one of the best "Jacks of All Trades". It does nearly everything pretty well, build quality is good, support is excellent, it is not glitchy and it is a bargain compared to any other comparable product (if there is even a comparable product), or bundle of products that may be required to provide all of the same functionality.

Again, may not be the best sounding CD player, DAC or streamer, but it is a competent jack of all trades at a reasonable price. Remember, it is one of the world's most highly rated Blue Ray Video player, in addition to all of the audio attributes that are important to us audiophiles.