Oppo, great video reviews,, but good transport????

The audio section of the Oppo probably would fare well against stand alone players of $500 or less. I think more than that would be pushing it, but still, at $150, it's got to be a great value. But just for the sake of argument a used Rega Planet will outperform it on audio both as a transport and a stand alone player.

Thanks everyone for your time!

When I bought my Oppo I asked them what's coming next? they said upsampling on audio. So I guess if they replace the 970 it would be with a comparable unit including upsampling on audio. In any case, this is a fun piece that costs less than the depreciation we typically incur in buying a fine piece even used and owning it for a few months.....
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Keep audio and video seprate.. honestly you want stellar video Oppo is your machine, and by the way thru the DVD concert discs the Oppo sounds excellent, but it is just a transport for that so its a good DVD transport when going thru a good surround processor/receiver etc...

2 Channel audio forget about it if you want to get serious... The oppo is very thin and easy to place in a system in most cases even if you are forced to stack it with a good 2 channel transport.. You will always be better off with two dedicated machines in my opinion, especially value for the money, at 199 that is more than enough for excellent picture and the downfall of a top class transport.. put all your money into a better transport for redbook audio if you want a more musical analog sounding digital source.

Read the tnt review,you get what you pay for.