A possible option for those who missed out from,OPPO. Just do not go crazy and push the price up to stupid levels! https://www.audiogon.com/listings/lis95568-oppo-udp-205-bluray-player-cd-sacd-players |
I think play it again audio should be ashamed of themselves by taking advantage of us audiophiles. The fact that they are price gouging the player makes me to never want to purchase anything from them. I think the UDP205 is a decent player but nothing to write home about. I find the sound forward and bright, not smooth. I will only be using mine for Blu-Ray so it doesn't matter much to me, but for someone planning on using it for cd and sacd, you can do much better. The Marantz SA8005 is a much better sounding player. |
I know the bdp105 on sacd and CD playback did not hold a candle to my old Pioneer DVD/sacd spinner. Very dry, sterile and hollow sounding it was. Probably lucky I did not get a 205 ....lol. Just going to buy a used bdp103 to replace the older bdp93 in the ht system and call that done. To be fair to play it again, they have listed it as an auction with reserve just being at cost plus shipping. It is only members who are going to gouge each other there. |
