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How good are "Oppo" players?

I'm in Australia, and have heard quite a few good things about Oppo universal disc players, but they're not easy to find here.
They seem capable of playing just about everything, and I want a HDCD/SACD capable player.
But how do they SOUND? Are the DAC's, and other components, up to true high fidelity standards, or are they just a compromise?
Prefer responses from owners, not sellers!
carl109
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daddy0
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See a review of an Oppo player in the latest edition (May '07) of Stereophile magazine, they seemed to be very impressed for the price. They recommended using an outboard DAC if you want to get closer to an "audiophile" quality level.

Almost 100% of Oppo's sales are online direct from their California address so you should be able to have it shipped to Australia, unless there would be a voltage issue. They could probably advise you on that. Link here:

http://www.oppodigital.com/

Cheerio.

kjgp
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Try this link for Merlin Audio in ACT

http://www.merlinaudiodesign.com.au/
willster
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I have the very cheapest one for use in my "tv room" and I like it fine. I mostly bought it to get the video upconversion and don't use it as a music player but I took it to a friends house and he liked it so much that he got the next model up from one of the mod houses. I think he spent about $800 total with mods and he is raving about it. I have to go out to his house soon and check it out myself.
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