Repair or Replace ???

Better -- infact, probably a good deal better. The 105 is an astonishly good unit at a great price. I currently own the Oppo 103D and like it a lot. However, unless you watch movies fairly frequently AND have a large, hi-resolution video source, the Darbee feature is nice but certainly not a "must have". The 105 offers a lot of flexibility for your system as well.

I use a new 50 inch Panasonic plasma. I'm actually very satisfied with the DVD picture from my Lexicon RT-20; mind you I have "exceptional" power conditioning and the "best" MIT cables for progressive outputs. Still, I'm lucky to be pleased with the picture.Sound quality in plain old "stereo" is what turns my crank.

Beware Esoteric! I had purchased an Esoteric D-05 and P-05 used from an Audiogoner. It was good but just that. The P-05 after several years developed problems with the transport unit and it affected SACDs. Some it refused to play at all. So I called Teac (they have a service center in Los Angeles and I live in San Diego) and I was told that, in order to have them diagnose the problem, I would have to get the unit to them and the charge would be $1,100. You read right!

I immediately ordered an Oppo 105 and had it shipped to Dan Wright at Modwright for his update. Parenthetically, I got an email from Oppo saying that the shipping address matched that of a "known modifier" and that it would void the Oppo Warranty!!! I did not know it was a crime to modify an Oppo!

I eventually received my Oppo from Modwright and am enjoying it right now. If anyone is interested I still have the Esoteric D-05 and the malfuntioning P-05 in my spare room. If you are adept at this sort of thing, you can probably fix that P-05 for between $30 and $50.

So beware Esoteric! They will charge $1,100 just to look at it!

So to answer the question, I replaced!