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What's the bottom line on Oppo 980 for CD playback

Ok, apparently no uni player excells at CD playback. I'd like to get something that isn't obsolete right out of the box. Can this thing really satisfy me as a CD player? What about these reports I have heard about it cutting off the first few seconds of every disc? Are you having this problem? Is anybody really using it for CD enough to care? For now, I don't care about SACD, Video, DVDA, Multi Channel, etc. I heard the Cary DVD 8 at over $1000. and was unimpressed, especially when compared to their $4000. CD player. Where should I turn? Cambridge 740? Music Hall 25? Any DVDers that are good with CD? Thanks for any info or input, Chris H.
hifiharv
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dart6
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Check this out www.joerasmussen.com I just received his 980H today and out of the box it absolutely smokes my marantze SA17.Same as the SA11 except 5.1 capability.Joe is the Australian agent and fellow callaborator of Allen Wright of Vacuum State.Joe says the oppo with terra firma out does the sony dvp9000es with level 6 VSE mods.The rest of my stem is Spectron musician 3SE, H-Cat X7 and Sp Technology continuum 2.5 speakers.I didn't realize how dead my front end was till today, it is astounding
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mjcmt
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Dart6,
I'm glad you love your modded Oppo. I considered a modded Oppo for some time, but in the final analysis I chose an outboard DAC because I'm not locked into one player. I have the option to change transports and still have world class sound. I ultimately will be getting a BluRay player for movies and with my Benchmark DAC still have great sound.
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dart6
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The difference between vacuum state oppos and other modders oppos is the others just change parts where as VSE incorporate their own modules with another set of rcas.You can still use the oppos native rcas to do A/B comparisons
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kr4
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Of course, remember that the Benchmark cannot do DD/dts nor is there any way to get SACD from the 980H or the HD codecs from the future BluRay player into it.

Kal
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Dart6 makes reference to something called "terra firma." For those interested, they might want to read the background info: www.customanalogue.com/terra_firma.htm

Hifiharv >apparently no uni player excells at CD playback.

You might be ***VERY*** surprised.

Joe R.
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