Who is doing your mods?
Reference disc player...UDP 205 or Marantz?
Hey guys....
I've decided to take the plunge, and get my last reference disc player--at least for a very long time--and I'm looking for opinions on the subject.
I really wanted to get the Marantz SA-14S1, it sounds fantastic for sure, but I started to read all the glowing reviews on the Oppo UDP-205. Is it just hype, or the real thing? Is the Oppo really that rare piece of equipment that punches that far above its price? Who here has listened to the oppo and/or the Marantz? How do they compare?
Thanks!
I've decided to take the plunge, and get my last reference disc player--at least for a very long time--and I'm looking for opinions on the subject.
I really wanted to get the Marantz SA-14S1, it sounds fantastic for sure, but I started to read all the glowing reviews on the Oppo UDP-205. Is it just hype, or the real thing? Is the Oppo really that rare piece of equipment that punches that far above its price? Who here has listened to the oppo and/or the Marantz? How do they compare?
Thanks!
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@jonasandezekiel - That reply was from Ric Schultz -
Electronic Visionary Systems (EVS). He's one of the long time mod'rs, previously manufactured audio products including a well regarded DAC. The website for Ric/EVS is www.tweakaudio.com. He's one of the good guys IHMO.... |
I think what Mahler123 meant to say was that the Oppo 105D does not stream DSD from external sources. The 205 does. If he truly thinks the Oppo 105D does not stream DSD from SACD disks, then he is overlooking a setting in setup that allows the user to chose whether of not to output DSD or convert to 192/24 PCM in the digital output. In any case, the Oppo105D has very fine analog output especially beefed up for the stereo output jacks, so there is always that option. To me it sounds better anyway. |
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