Oppo Nuforce BDP-93NE

I have both the stock 95 and the NuForce 93 NXE. I've had the 95 for a few months so it should be fully burned in. The 93NXE has been in my system for about ten days (maybe 75-90 hrs) and while initially not so different from the 95 at around 50 hrs. it really opened up. I'm assuming there is still more music to come as the 93 continues to settle in. I'm hoping. At this point it is much more musical than the 95. For the first week I frequently listened back and forth between the two players but now that the 93 has started to settle in I have not gone back to the 95. I will likely do so in the next couple of days. More soon...

So far all of my comparative listening has been with redbook cd. I just put in a Miles Davis SEVEN STEPS TO HEAVEN SACD this very moment, however. I'll listen to it later on my 95 but I don't recall it sounding as balanced and transparent on the 95. I've only got a few SACDs and HDCDs these days. For the record the rest of my system is comprised of an LFD MK IV integrated, Gallo Strada loudspeakers and all Mapleshade cables and maple blocks. My opinion of the stock 95 is mixed to be sure. I think it is a very solid player but it strikes me as a bit mechanical sounding. Very dynamic but not much PRAT. Perhaps some of this has to do with system synergy. I found that putting Herbie's BIG FAT DOTS under the stock feet gives the music some needed verve. The 93NXE certainly allows more of the music's emotion through as far as I'm concerned.