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| Cambridge 840c or Pioneer PD-65/Benchmark DAC 1 KijankiIt seems that the cheap DVD players are quite reliable. I have read the cheap Sony DVD players are transports w/ good detail.The Oppo's are very robust and their first and long discontinued 971 still performs. I have the discontinued 970 wh... | |
| CDP or DAC with DVD player I agree w/ Kijanki.Oppo (best picture) or Sony as a transport and Benchmark or Lavry DAC. | |
| My head hurts.... Stand alone DACs are becoming the standard for digital music replay including computer and internet radio.I'd keep your universal player and get a DAC. You can try other transports, computer, etc.I was thinking of getting a better source or moddin... | |
| Tube Integrated in Home Theater? If you get amplification w/ EL34 tubes you will get that tube magic and they a inexpensive to replace. | |
| Cambridge 840c or Pioneer PD-65/Benchmark DAC 1 I just bought the Benchmark DAC to use with my Oppo DVD player. The advantage of this route is that in this day the DAC is becoming the heart of a system. It offers the flexability the try various transports, music servers, internet radio, etc. If... | |
| ? Modded Oppo 983 ? Undertow,It would be worth waiting for the Oppo S83 BluRay player. I was told that its CD/DVD performance is a 983 with the addition of BluRay. We must be patient.Celtic66,Most cd players also have $50 transports from Sony and Philips. Actually, t... | |
| ? Modded Oppo 983 ? Undertow,I've thought about adding a DAC to the 970 to improve its sound for now. Then wait until Oppo reveals its BluRay player and use the DAC with it. Then I have the best of both worlds. What do you think? | |
| The best speaker you ever heard? B&W Nautilus | |
| Should I go to a Benchmark DAC1 pre in my system? I'm too looking into the DAC1-Pre. The question is not whether the DAC is good but how good is the preamp section or the DAC1-Pre? Would I be better off with the DAC1 USB and a passive preamp...or some other configuration?I really wish I could aud... | |
| CDP better than Oppo 970HD Mrtennis,The Oppo is not as bad as you say. maybe in his system it is. Running directly to the nicely detailed and airy AES tube power amp(w/o a preamp) it is quite acceptable compared to any cheap cdp in its price or slightly more. I have done my... | |
| Cambridge 740c or Rega Apollo with Linn and Sonus Linn synergy carries a lot of weight. Because you own a Linn Majik integrated amp I would still look for a Linn cdp with their black or silver interconnect. You will be happier in the long run. A used Linn Genki can be gotten for $750 and a used L... | |
| What's the bottom line on Oppo 980 for CD playback No, it will not satisfy as a cdp if that is its only purpose for the same price as a cdp. | |
| CDP better than Oppo 970HD Oppo is OK on audio, but not close to a 1K cdp, unless you add outboard DAC, then it can be better. | |
| need help selecting Oppo Oppo 981 is not as good on audio as the other units.970 or 980 best for audio only w/ occasional video.983 is best video. | |
| Projector and Screen recommendations Semi,Interesting system!I'm a tube guy too...with Oppo's 2 channel variable output into a 2 channel AES/Cary power amp. It has awesome sound on movies. I just need a projector/ screen system...now I'm thinking of one of Samsungs DLP projector HDTV... |