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Oppo BDP-105D just for CDs?

When my nice older Arcam CD player died I did not replace it with comparable equipment since I mostly listen to my CDs ripped anyway. I have a $15 thrift store DVD for rare CD listening. It doesn't sound terrible but I'm sure a quality CD player would sound better. I just haven't wanted to spend money on one.

Now, I have an opportunity to get an Oppo BDP-105D blu-ray player for little or no money. It is currently part of a high end home theater system.

I have no interest in blu-ray or home theater whatsoever.

So what I'm wondering is would the CD playback be high quality from this unit? (I know nothing about Oppo except that I think they are defunct now). It says it will also play SACDs as well. I'm assuming it will sound worlds better than my Toshiba thrift store DVD player so getting the Oppo is not the issue. The issue is that I see these units for sale for around $800 or more used. If the CD playback is high end and without serious compromise then I will just keep the Oppo and use it as a dedicated CD player. But if CD playback is just so-so and all the value is in the blu-ray component of it then I can sell it and for $800 I assume I could get a better dedicated CD/SACD player.

Any thoughts or advice much appreciated.
n80
big_greg
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The Oppo is a Swiss army knife. It does a lot of things and does most of them pretty well, including playing CDs and SACDs. It has a good DAC.  If you're getting it at the going prices, you might do better getting a purpose-built CD player although you could do a lot worse for about the same amount of money. If you're getting a great deal on it, snap it up. If nothing else it has good resale value if you don't like it.
n80 OP
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Thanks guys. That helps.


George
unsound
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I’m not sure, but you might need to connect to a monitor to access all controls?
big_greg
6,669 posts
 
The 105D has a remote, you won't really need anything else just to play CDs.  I controlled mine with a Harmony remote.  It also has buttons on the front to control eject, play, pause, skip, etc.  There's also an app you can download for your phone or table.  You may need a screen to get deep into the settings.  It's been a long time since I used the app and can't remember how much functionality it has, but I'm not sure there's anything you would need to fuss with just to play CDs.
n80 OP
2,133 posts
 
I've been doing some reading about this unit. From what I can tell its DAC is quite good and can be used independently of the transport. That is definitely appealing to me since my current DAC is a Schiit Modi 2 which is okay but probably not stellar.

I have a Harmony remote which I can program if needed but the original remote is available so hopefully switching between CD play and DAC will be simple. Not sure if or how I will use its network capabilities but they seem to be robust. Would love to cut Apple TV out of my system as it is a serious weak link (I don't stream a great deal anyway but might start if I get this unit.


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