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

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
philjolet OP Details Discussions Posts This discussion Message User 2,306 posts 07-21-2019 at 04:49am Copy Comment URL Report Comment Edit Delete an interesting bit of information George but I really care about the sound of movies as well as music CDs. thanks!
tweak1 Details Discussions Posts This discussion Message User 3,680 posts 07-21-2019 at 10:57am Copy Comment URL Report Comment Edit Delete Machina Dynamica's New Dark Matter worked wonders in my Oppo 105. Definitely worth the small amount of money it costs
philjolet OP Details Discussions Posts This discussion Message User 2,306 posts 07-22-2019 at 11:44am Copy Comment URL Report Comment Edit Delete thanks tweak1
jayctoy Details Discussions Posts This discussion Message User 4,219 posts 07-22-2019 at 08:17pm Copy Comment URL Report Comment Edit Delete Phil the Ares is very very good DAC, I have one.I used Cambridge’s transport, With your bdp83 , I think you will have good result, the better the cables, the Ares shines, that’s how good it is...