Looking At CD Players

Why are you needing to add a CD player when the OPPO 105 is one of the best universal players (it plays cd’s) ever made! And it has balanced audio outs already, connected to dual saber dacs! You cant get a better player unless you spend well over $3000. So I dont even understand your concern?? None of your CD only choices are going to better the 105.

Matt M

Agreed. The Oppo is going to outperform any of those. if anything, you may want to look into getting a separate DAC. There's an Eximus DP1 available on Audiogon now that would be a step up from the Oppo's already formidable Sabre DAC.

I own an Oppo 105, 205 and a Bryston CDP-3. I do like the versatility of the Oppo players. I find them to be a tad on the accurate or bright side which might be to your liking. I much prefer the Bryston for red book playback.

Take whatever you were planning on spending and put it into modding the Oppo. As others have said its already better than most and with mods it will be a whole lot better. I've compared and a modded Oppo is awfully good. 

I own both an Oppo 205 (stock) and a Cambridge 851C and the Cambridge is hands down better to my ears. On both players I use the same balanced WyWires Silver IC’s and Nordost Vishnu PC’s. The Cambridge does have two Synergistic Black fuses so maybe that’s it? The Oppo is fine and if I didn’t have the Cambridge I’d be content but I disagree with those who say it’s the best or better than the players you mentioned and really question if anyone has compared them here; I personally have not so I’ll only state what my ears have heard and not speculate. If anyone here as compared them directly to an Oppo 105 or 205 I do apologize.

No doubt much is personal preference and system synergy but I feel my system with room treatment is revealing and doesn’t tilt the scale to one player over the other. I would love to hear a Modwright version but not sure for the cost one wouldn’t  be better looking into an outboard DAC... that’s the direction I’m considering. Not saying your 105 isn’t already a nice player as I have never heard one, so I will ask what do you feel you are missing with the Oppo?