How good is an Oppo BDP-83 as a transport? To be used with Denafrips Ares DAC

for CD, DVD and Blue-ray.

Should I consider another player or is it not a big deal?

I expect arrival of the Ares in August.

Thank you,

Phil

philjolet07-19-2019 7:51pm

lak Details Discussions Posts This discussion Message User 4,628 posts 07-20-2019 at 12:48pm Copy Comment URL Report Comment Edit Delete The BDP-83 will work as a Transport and in my opinion sound alright, however with a dedicated Transport you will hear more of everything. If you don't want to spend additional funds, relax and enjoy the music, there will always be a better sounding product available regardless of what you do.
philjolet OP Details Discussions Posts This discussion Message User 2,306 posts 07-20-2019 at 02:24pm Copy Comment URL Report Comment Edit Delete Thanks lak I guess I will find out for myself anyway. As a stand alone player the Oppo is pretty average and I started wondering just how bad is it? I have never owned a separate DAC before so I never looked into this in the past...
georgehifi Details Discussions Posts This discussion 10,312 posts 07-20-2019 at 09:24pm Copy Comment URL Report Comment Edit Delete philjolet OP The Oppo has DVD mech/laser assembly, I have always found dedicated CD transports to sound the best for Redbook cd replay, something like the $600aud Cambridge Audio CXC cd only transport. https://www.tnt-audio.com/sorgenti/cambridge_cxc_e.html Cheers George