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High Quality Universal Player??

I’m interested in a disc player for CD, SACD, and cinema DVDs, Blue-Ray.

It MUST have equal or better sound quality than my current Cal Audio HDCD player.

Ideas? How about the Cambridge Audio Azur 651BD Universal Blu-ray/SACD/DVD/CD Player?

or the newer 751? Also, what is the difference between the 751 and 651?

I’d laos like to buy form a company large enough to stay in business for a while :)
randy-11
nutty
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reubent,
I have not ran the 105 directly into the Levinson amp. I plan to. The Oppo has a 100 step volume control and it is factory set to 100. Caution: If anyone plans to, reduce the volume first. I suggest reducing the headphone volume also before testing as well.

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randy-11 OP
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jafant - I tried out an Oppo BDP-103 vs. my current Cal Audio for a while. I liked the Oppo but it did not sound any better and it could not receive my iTunes Apple Lossless files over WiFi, so I sent it back. There is a currently active thread on this

I may try Oppo again when they have a new player as the concept of a single box to play all audio and video discs, and WiFi is a compelling one...
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jafant
19,833 posts
 
Oppo is nothing special, IMO.
larryrs
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randy-11 wrote:
"I tried out an Oppo BDP-103 vs. my current Cal Audio for a while. I liked the Oppo but it did not sound any better and it could not receive my iTunes Apple Lossless files over WiFi, so I sent it back. There is a currently active thread on this"

Can you point me to that thread?  This is on the "Unofficial Oppo BDP Frequently Asked Questions" site:

Is Apple Lossless Audio Codec supported?

Yes, ALAC has been supported since firmware 58-0719 in July 2013.

The BDP-103/5 supports ALAC with a sample rate of 8k-192kHz, bit depth of 16 or 24bit, and 1 or 2 channels.

LarryRS
reubent
7,039 posts
 
jafant,

I don't own a modern Oppo player (I do own an older mod'd Oppo player), but I have to defend Oppo. The DBP-105D is special. It may not be the best CD player, DAC or streamer. But it is nearly universally praised as one of the best "Jacks of All Trades". It does nearly everything pretty well, build quality is good, support is excellent, it is not glitchy and it is a bargain compared to any other comparable product (if there is even a comparable product), or bundle of products that may be required to provide all of the same functionality.

Again, may not be the best sounding CD player, DAC or streamer, but it is a competent jack of all trades at a reasonable price. Remember, it is one of the world's most highly rated Blue Ray Video player, in addition to all of the audio attributes that are important to us audiophiles.


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