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DVD as transport

I am sure this question has been posted before, but I could not find an answer. Any recommendations for a dvd player as a transport for audio. The quality of the video is a non factor. I want my 6 year old to be able to watch dvds and I occasionally might throw an Iron Maiden concert dvd on but my primary concern is getting a very good transport to feed my bidat dac for realitively cheap. Has anyone compared Arcam, Cambridge, Marantz, Oppo for sound quality as a transport? Thanks!
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madhf
170 posts
 
If $300-400 is cheap, get the Denon 3910. Good video and very good on audio (SACD, HDCD etc.)
jax2
3,031 posts
 
I've done no comparisons of the brands you mention, but do have an Oppo 983H, which offers superb up-sampled DVD images and a pretty good analog output (though I would not rely on the audio out as a reference by any means). You can find them used for under $300. The 980 and 981 can be had for even cheaper still, but I don't think has the same video processor. It will also play SACD, DVD-A and HDCD via the audio out. It's been serving me well as a transport as well as a great DVD player.
acadie
54 posts
 
Try a cheap Samsung DVD player. I got excellent result with it. For the price, pretty hard to beat.
loomisjohnson
1,974 posts
 
i see a bunch of pioneer elite dv-45 and dv-47 units listed here for as little as $50. they have nice, well-made drawer mechanisms, read discs quickly and should do you nicely.
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