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Universal players as a transport

I am looking for a universal player to use as a transport with a Class Dac-1. Used players with a budget of $500 max. Would prefer player with SACD but not essential. Usual suspects - Sony 9000, 999, 9100 / Pioneer 79, 59 / Denon 5900, 9000, 3910, etc.
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karo
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If you look over at Tweak Audio, he's got a digital-out mod for the Oppo 980. $200. bucks + $169. unit cost. He's got some interesting ideas w/ this 32 bit DAC also, the AKM 4397.

So it might be worth investigating. I've been thinking about writing him to see what the dig-out mod entails.
karo
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Thanks Reuben. I'm gonna drop him a line this week. Former East Bay here ..... I try to keep my eyes open. It's obviously all about performance (with value). And innovation.

I haven't been so thrilled about the design either, but the guy on Stereophile just about lost it when he played SACD on the Oppo thru the Xdac-v8. It wouldn't be such an expense to get in to High-Rez.

You don't know how bad I wanted Denon in the 80's. : )
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