I agree with Hasmato. Most of your responders are oppo owners. They never did ab testing for both units. I have owned the oppo sonica dac for a week and returned the unit after a week. I bought it because all the great reviews I have read. But I found my current Cambridge audio 850c is a better dac/cd player.
I have Demo the marantz reference line cd player several years ago when I was buying my sonus faber olympica iii. Its a great player. Its at a different league that oppo is in. Go demo yourself, you will know.
Speakingof just cd player, marantz sa 14 will blow away the oppo. No doubt.
Oppo is entry level of good cd player, not a reference line of cd player.
I have Demo the marantz reference line cd player several years ago when I was buying my sonus faber olympica iii. Its a great player. Its at a different league that oppo is in. Go demo yourself, you will know.
Speakingof just cd player, marantz sa 14 will blow away the oppo. No doubt.
Oppo is entry level of good cd player, not a reference line of cd player.