I'd consider the OPPO 93 with different playback capabilities and DAC's for comparison. I have a OPPO 981 HD. It's very acceptable for video and multi-channel music/videos. It's not as detailed as my Proceed PDT-3 transport sound quality for standard non-multichannel music recordings. OPPO has a great service department in my experiences. The 93 is well-regarded by many. If your pro has balanced analog L/R main inputs with analog pass-through, I'd look at the newer OPPO 95.
Oppo 93 vs. regular CD player?
Ok, I need to send in my Cambridge Audio 840C for a repair. I dont want to go without sounds for the month it is out so I am thinking about a backup player. It would do duty later as a second system player or could be a universal player too. I dont watch lots of DVDs but once in a while my wife will. So we were looking at a Blue Ray player anyway...just a regular $125 COSTCo item. Question is is the audio section on the Oppo 93 good enough that it will be a good backup CD player in a second system? Or should I just buy another CA player like a 650c which is $500 now at Audio Advisor or maybe one of the Marantz players that has gotten good reviews? Buying separte CD and DVD players comes out close to the same.