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Oppo 205 guagers selling used units for twice the price...

You can't blame those individuals that are trying to sell their (used) UDP-205's for twice the price (several even posted on the site for 2k+). That's not this focus.. If someone is willing to pay, so be it. My favorite Wall Street quote, "The illusion has become real, and the more real it becomes, the more desperately they want it".


That said, I feel it’s my fellow audiophile duty to save those willing to pay opportunist their gouging offers. Remember, Oppo is a Chinese company, aka the wild west of capitalism (if there is a market they will sell into it). The 205 sold out within just 2-3 days after the oppo announcement throughout North America. Knowing that Oppo has added a registration button "we might make another production run" and knowing how fast the current stock sold out, they have a huge private pre-order list. That is GOLD in terms of any company's sales/production projections/risks. They will be making another production run! Don't pay these ----'ers a cent. You'll get a brand new factory fresh machine soon enough.


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browndt
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All of the product development for the OPPO comes from Menlo Park, the home of American innovation. They, as Apple does, outsource to China to have it produced. Really, how many Chinese electronic products that are
really innovative have you seen in the audio world. They have however, become master manufacturers. A real loss for the US.
unsound
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Wsphon, I’m not convinced that seperate transport to separate DAC is always preferable. Unless the separates have ISsquared connections there will be added conversions at output and input, and with it the possible potential for added jitter. Furthermore original native higher rez bitstream signals such as SACD are often required to be converted to down rez’d PCM. Of course with seperates there is the added cost of extra cabling, additional required shelf space and electrical outlet. To do it right might put one in a different budget bracket.

junzhang10
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Don't know how much my Oppo HA-1 worth now? It is basically a Sonica+Class A earphone amp.
octet11
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For the record Oppo is a Chinese company and manufacturer with a US distribution arm in Menlo Park California.  They also manufacturer smart phones for the Chinese market. 
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harrylavo
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If you are primarily interested in disk playing rather than streaming, the OPPO-105 is just as good (or even the 95) and are widely available on the internet (95 - $500; 105 - $750).
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