Repair or Replace ???

Your expectation might be skewed I feel...my sim i5.3 is on the fritz and they don't seem to be in any hurry to help me get fixed...Sorry I don't have any experience to your specific players,but I did replace it with the 105d...

I have had that (sim) player for 7 years and really got comfortable with the house sim sound...as you are w/what ever your player was...

I believe you shouldn't expect it to sound like anything other than an oppo 105d...saying that...it is not as over emphasized on any of the frequency extreems/...neutral fits this player.

There are so many pluses to this player over my sim (detail,strings,ect)...it cant be justified...It does sound decent in my system and that's all that matters...and is upgradable as you are surely aware...A lot of retailers offer 30-60 return?...I hope this helps.

It did take me over 400 hrs of solid burnin to get er right though...fwiw...

Yes it is nice to have back up and yes it wont be the transport of your moon pieces...

As told to me by a sim retailer...no body is in the transport business anymore so...getting things fixed in increasingly difficult.

I have an oppo 105d as of late...does it sound as good as my sim i5.3?...I like the oppo "better" in some areas...every player is going to sound different from one another...This holds it's own though...very well in fact.

I don't think people should compare the oppo with these thousands of dollar players...it is what is...an oppo 105d...it does sound very good (I too was skeptical) for even a multi player and I feel people shouldnt poo poo it until they have real life experience with it...is it perfect?...probably not... but for what it is and what im hearing...it's definatly competition.

Sorry ptss I don't have your answer...wish I did.Esoteric is a wonderfull piece and I wish I could pull the trigger on a high dollar player again...I wanted to delve into the "sub" $ arena and see just what is available.