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OPPO 103 VE 105.....
On the video side they are equal. On the music side the 105 has a better chip set for better music playback . the 105 has a long break in before it sounds its best, little thin right out of the box's I feel the xlr outputs give you the best sound ... 
How old are your speakers
I love my B@W Matrixs 800 
HDMI Cables
There are lots of other options, Wire World makes some very good HDMI cables. Check Audio Advisor they have some cables that are not as expensive and give you what you need to be happy. You can always upgrade later down the roadenjoy 
Best HDMI cable for sound - your experience
wire world 7 
AV Receiver recommends
I have had 2 ONYKO av and never had a problem in fact my 5508 still work great 
Esoteric K-03 X - mechanical problems w tray
I have had my KO3x player for 8 months and never have had any kind of problem. It gets used just about every day. i agree with Zd542 above. I have not heard of any one having trouble with the drawer if disk is loaded right... USE YOUR WARRANTYEnjoy 
High Fidelity Cables -- A revelatory experience
Thanks Guidocorona for the info on the magnetsPete 
Speaker Cables for Sonus Faber Olympica III
The Transparent cables are very nice, but once you get to the reference level or higher you must have them recalbrated for new equipment that they are installed on. 
Esoteric need a pre-amp?
The X series got upgrades but lost the volume control 
High Fidelity Cables -- A revelatory experience
Does any one know,do the magnets decay with time? Do they have a certain shelf life so to speak? 
High Fidelity Cables -- A revelatory experience
Saw and heard them at CES Newport Beach, very nice indeed. But at $10,000 plus for their top power cords just to much for the common working man. Maybe in another life time its good to dream. 
Moving from the Esoteric P-05/ D-05 to the K-03
the KO3x has a new DAC ak4495s (same as Grandioso)4 dac 34 bit internal processing KO3 32 bitdsd usb dac function support up to 5.6mhz dsd file play backexternal clock sync in usb dac operation (1)New custom clock device same as Grandisodsd (dop) ... 
Moving from the Esoteric P-05/ D-05 to the K-03
the KO3x is a 35 bit the ko3 is not 
Moving from the Esoteric P-05/ D-05 to the K-03
the KO3x is a very nice machine you will not be disappointed. the KO3x is the newer model and very different form the KO3. New chip set better dac. 
Bricasti M1 DAC vs PS Audio Direct Stream DAC
Psaudio has a new firmware for it i would not change until i heard the YALE firmware up grade