OPPO BDP 103/105, sound quality???

Get a 105,  I think you have 30 days to try it out.   Had I not already had a great DAC I would have bought the 105,  but with a kid in college the 103D was exactly what I was looking for...   The 105 has a great DAC in it plus it has every input and output you would need.  I could have justified the cost of the 105 if I didn't have a NAD M51 DAC.   I was just looking for a great universal transport I could afford.  Most of what I use it for is pulling .wav and FLAC files from my hard drive, Netflix,  and Pandora.... when it's quiet here I'll spin some of my favorite discs.

The 103 sounds pretty good through its analog outputs, I listen to the analog at night and with HDCDS,   I like how I can use the Android app to see my hard drives Playlist and see the tracks and cover art on my tablet.   Plus remote volume via the tablet is pretty nice.   For $600 this machine was way beyond my expectations,  i think you would be hard pressed to find a better player than the 105 for the money.

I've had it for two months and love it.  I was able to check it out locally and bought it at a dealer right down the street.   If there's anyone here in southeastern MA or RI you can demo these players at Audio Concepts in N. Attleboro MA

Stereo5, the HINT and Oppo 105 have the same DAC, so you don't really gain anything by running the 105 through it.  If that is the plan, you are fine with the 103.

To the OP, the 105 is a great universal player.  Mine has been modified by ModWright and I had to go up the food chain quite a bit in a dedicated Red Book player to get better sound. 

For the price the Oppo is a fantastic player. I own one (actually two) and some other players/DAC (higher-end stuff). When I do A/B tests I am always pleasantly surprised at the performance of the Oppo. The price-performance ratio is great. It will handle anything you throw at it to play (unlike some pricer players) so your "universal" criteria would be met - it's amazing in this regard. I don't think you can go wrong with it. You can always move it to another system if you get tired and want to go really high end. 

Hi dsper,
thank you much

I just got the Oppo 103 for DVD/BlueRay playback, and the sound quality is superb. It has RCA outs for a 2-channel hookup (as well as 5 channel hookup), which is what I use.

My own feeling is that, where CD players are concerned, you can hit the upper limit on sound quality at a relatively low price point--heresy for some, I know. Could the discerning ear hear the difference b/t a 103 and the 105? I doubt it. In fact, I doubt discernible sound differences between my old Sony $99 dvd player and the Oppo 103 that replaced it. I only got the Oppo for it's build quality and versatility--not only playback variety, but convenience features.