Hi Zmanastronomy
Like everything else I guess it depends on your system. I was at listening session with a bunch of veteran audiophiles and we had an Emotiva ERC-1, stock Oppo BDP-83 and some other older Sony CDPs in rotation. The general consensus was ERC-1 was the weakest sounding of the bunch. The ERC-1 is built like a tank but the stock Oppo BDP-83 was thought to the better sounding of the 2.
A CDP/SACD player that I think should be considered here is a Pioneer Elite PD-D9 J.
Like everything else I guess it depends on your system. I was at listening session with a bunch of veteran audiophiles and we had an Emotiva ERC-1, stock Oppo BDP-83 and some other older Sony CDPs in rotation. The general consensus was ERC-1 was the weakest sounding of the bunch. The ERC-1 is built like a tank but the stock Oppo BDP-83 was thought to the better sounding of the 2.
A CDP/SACD player that I think should be considered here is a Pioneer Elite PD-D9 J.