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CD or DVD player to use as a transport

Worried about the life of the Onkyo C-7030 CD player I'm currently using as a transport.  Looking for another CD player (or DVD player) that has coax and optical output that I can use as a CD transport.  Looking for reliability.  
bpoletti
grinnell
1,075 posts
 
Look for one of the earlier Oppo's if you want inexpensive

  • DV-970HD
  • DV-971H
  • DV-980H
  • DV-981HD
  • DV-983H

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fuzztone
5,502 posts
 
The refurb CXC is on a different planet than a n old, used Oppo.
It is the best bet.
jl35
3,936 posts
 
CXC
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karmapolice
254 posts
 
Oppo 103 so can do cd dvd and bluray
routlaw
46 posts
 
I use an Emotiva ERC-4 CDP @ $600 new and it is noticeably much better than my Oppo 203 regardless of whether I use the built In DACs of each device or connect to an external DAC. However the best performance by far comes with the use of an AES cable into my DAC that being a Holo Spring Level 1. Everything else being equal I find AES to be far superior to coax or toslink. 
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