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Oppo BDP-105D just for CDs?

When my nice older Arcam CD player died I did not replace it with comparable equipment since I mostly listen to my CDs ripped anyway. I have a $15 thrift store DVD for rare CD listening. It doesn't sound terrible but I'm sure a quality CD player would sound better. I just haven't wanted to spend money on one.

Now, I have an opportunity to get an Oppo BDP-105D blu-ray player for little or no money. It is currently part of a high end home theater system.

I have no interest in blu-ray or home theater whatsoever.

So what I'm wondering is would the CD playback be high quality from this unit? (I know nothing about Oppo except that I think they are defunct now). It says it will also play SACDs as well. I'm assuming it will sound worlds better than my Toshiba thrift store DVD player so getting the Oppo is not the issue. The issue is that I see these units for sale for around $800 or more used. If the CD playback is high end and without serious compromise then I will just keep the Oppo and use it as a dedicated CD player. But if CD playback is just so-so and all the value is in the blu-ray component of it then I can sell it and for $800 I assume I could get a better dedicated CD/SACD player.

Any thoughts or advice much appreciated.
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dustin_collman
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I just picked up a 105 to use for strictly CD/SACD. I first hooked it up to my TV so that I could configure the settings and get it fully updated with the current firmware as well. After that I downloaded the app from the apple play store and hooked it up and it is an amazing player. You are able to access the settings on the app but you'll need to configure the wifi first, which I did when I had it hooked up to the TV. I'm using just the stereo outputs into my preamp then amps. The sound quality is superior to the Sony I was using before. I would say that if you can snatch it up and give it a try. Like other have said, if you don't like it then sell it.

@tweak1 do you have anymore information regarding the power supply and IEC upgrade? I'm very happy with the stock unit but if you say there are ways to make it better then I'm open to suggestions. 
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dustin_collman
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Good to hear you are enjoying it. If you are running it as a strictly CD/SACD player there are several settings that you will want to change. All of which can be done using the cell phone app. 

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