jdub39

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"BEST USED" CD player or players at about $1000
The Oppo bdp 95! I use it for 90% music 10% movies and It excels at music in a very nice way Scad, rebook or hirez music files all reproduced well beyond its price class. 
Interconnects for SACD multi-channel
I have a set of 1mtr balanced Columbia's from the Oppo to the Anthems 2/ch in's , For the multi/outs on the Oppo fl/fr (1mtr) Columbia>> center (.5 mtr)King Kobra >>Sub (.5mtr) King Kobra>> Surrounds (1mtr)Coral. I was thinking o... 
Interconnects for SACD multi-channel
AudioQuest Columbia,Coral and King Cobra's .5 meter and 1 meter lengths, I always had a thing for there full, big and finenessfull sound, they run the Oppo 95 to an Anthem avm 20.v2. 
Oppo 95: Burn-in...and Fan
When the "itch" returns its high on the to do list! 
Oppo 95: Burn-in...and Fan
I wouldn't consider good cables band-aids, I believe it all starts at the outside box and have heard tremendous increase in fidelity by addressing it as a foundation to which it all sits, from there I do whats in my power to insure signal purity f... 
Oppo 95: Burn-in...and Fan
When you guys say stomp in what terms do you mean?Is it more resolution and top octave air?Deeper and better shades of bass, realistic tympani strikes, fast double bass and plucks from bass guitars and uprights?Tonally rich mids with increased har... 
Oppo 95: Burn-in...and Fan
Jdub, I am not commenting from complete ignorance --- I have an Oppo95 in my system. I have also had many higher end players in my system including Ayre, Gamut, dCS, and models from Esoteric including my current K01. The Oppo is outstanding value ... 
Oppo 95: Burn-in...and Fan
"I stand by my comment. It will not compete with the upper eschelon players"Keep standing and I can keep listening, the 95 has earned its place as a giant killer in "mild mannered stock form" I could only imagine what a fully modded one would do. ... 
Morrow IC
The MA1's are a great way to try Mikes cables and sound good to boot and may be all you need! I tried the ones before laying down the cash for the MA2's which have an outstanding midrange but the MA3's which are the sweet spot for me as the have b... 
CD player to compete with my vinyl rig?
I have an Oppo 95 and similar taste in music the two test this thing had to pass was massed strings and brass, Bruckners 7th and 9th Paavo Jarvi (RCA sacd) and Ivan Fisher's Mahlers 2nd Channel Classics sacd deliver outstanding tonality, rich harm... 
? about oppo
That's just one Man's opinion! ? and Far below? I seriously doubt that! 
Oppo BDP-95 sounds GREAT?
AVS forums has tons of info on that subject! 
Oppo BDP-95 sounds GREAT?
The 95's usb input is no slouch! and taps right into the Ess sabre dac's from mp3 up to 192/24 yielding playback that's nothing short of stellar. I have to say my prize recording is Ivan Fisher's Mahlers's 2nd Channel Classics sacd, but out of cur... 
Oppo BDP-95 sounds GREAT?
"I think there's a new flagship from Oppo coming that will include inputs to the DAC to make it an all-in-one media centre. A bit like the Ayre I guess"The Ayre has no digital input!The 95's usb is a fantastic digital input and is already an all i... 
Oppo BDP-95 sounds GREAT?
From what others have said about the Venom 3 its a great powercord but I wouldn't hesitate to move up Shunyata's line when budget allows of course. If it competes with units $3000 and up, treat it like a $3000 unit! My intial powerord was Ps Audio...