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Vinyl guy seeking recommendation for a top level cd player

I know cds are dead.  Best time to buy a cd player, the way it looks.  I want an all in one box.  I don't stream so a separate DAC is not required.  Most of my cd collection have been ripped to a PC as Flac files and then down loaded to a Sony HAP-Z1ES.  Currently about 3000 Redbook and perhaps 100 SACDs.  The way cds are being dumped I figure on becoming a buyer again so these numbers will go up.  I have looked at Marantz SA10, Esoteric K1 (lightly used), and Luxman D-10X, so far.  It would be good if the sound could approach vinyl.  The Z1 does up to a point.  Listening this morning to the same recordings, the Z1 compares to a high end MM cartridge, but not to a SoundSmith Experion.  Maybe I am asking too much, but in any event a new cd player is being sought.  Thanks in advance for any advice.
Bill
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mihorn
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Wavetouch audio modded Oppo BDP-95 is the world's best CD, SACD, FLAC player. I've been in audio shows and stores. I've been searching on-line to find a better sound system. They all are sounding vague and bright behind veils. 

Audio signal is fragile and delicate. Unfortunately, all audio signals are broken right at the source in all audio systems. Only WT modded BDP-95 is done right. 

Alex/Wavetouch audio

mihorn
540 posts
 
toronto416

The Oppo BDP-95 is an almost 15 years old product made by a Chinese company that "In April 2018, OPPO Digital announced they were stopping production and development of new products but would continue to support existing customers".

No matter how good a modded Oppo may be, it is a niche player based on a discontinued product by a company than now manufactures smartphones and not disc players.

My modded Oppo BDP-95 recreates the original music better than any others and is the best sound CD, SACD, FLAC, MP3, MP4 player. I've been compared and I'll compare with any digital player. BDP-95 is discontinued many years ago but there are thousands affordable used BDP-95 units and parts for replacement. I'll support my 95 for a long time and cost won't be high.

I modded BDP-95 for decade and broke many of them. My mod is risky and delicate job. I can make the better CDP with much expensive DCS or Marantz, but the difference is small and my modded bdp-95 is already far better than anything else. Audio gears should be judged by its sound.  Alex/Wavetouch audio

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