High Quality Universal Player??
If you're not wanting the balanced XLR stereo outputs of the Oppo 105, the CXU looks to have a very good audio stage. Different approach than the oppo. Five wolfson DAC chips, and it looks like each channel output has its own individual SMD op amp (possible a mono op amp). This could be very good depending on the type of op amp they chose. You could probable mod this and put in something like AD797 op amps and the result sound would be very nice indeed. The DAC chips and op amps are supported very well with electrolytic caps all around them. The only thing is that the CXU uses switch-mode power supply where the oppo uses a linear power supply for the audio stages. http://www.excelia-hifi.cz/cambridge-audio/img/cambridge-audio-cxu-inside.jpg Keep in mind that the choice of the DAC chip (wolfson or sabre) has very little to do with sound quality output. |
reubent, auxinput, (I do prefer balanced outputs as the rest of my gear is balanced and most all of my cables).... The local shop that I have been dealing with for about 20 years Audible Elegance in Montgomery, Oh. They having are celebrating their "30th anniversary". In addition, I messaged Oppo in regards to production and availability of the BDP105 and here was their response. We are no longer manufacturing or selling the BDP-10x series of players as we are replacing the BDP-103/D players with the UDP-203 UHD Player (http://oppodigital.com/uhd/) and will be manufacturing
a replacement for the BDP-105/D players by early-2017. Best Regards, Customer Service OPPO Digital, Inc. 162 Constitution Dr. Menlo Park, CA 94025 Service@oppodigital.com Tel: 650-961-1118 Fax: 650-961-1119 I contacted Audio Advisor and they had a few left in stock. Only black units. I ordered one and it shipped this afternoon. I will demo it first. I can return if it doesn't perform well. It appears the Cambridge CXU will have pleanty of availability. N |
