upgrade player or use modified oppo bdp 105 as transport
New to asking questions but I am looking to replace my "Modwrighted" (all mods and power supply) Oppo BDP 105 (not 105D) player as I believe there's much better out there these days and I have experienced expensive tube deterioration way in advance of claimed hours. ( leads to bright or harsh sound) (solid state only in the future) Love that it plays and decodes all (SACD,HDCD,CD) (yeah blue ray and DVDA too but I have none) Was considering using it as a transport to a killer DAC (MQA included) but was under the impression the bdp105 lacks the most effective means of outputting digital info to an outboard DAC.?????? (digital outs listed are "optical" and "coaxial') Really loved the sound but I think things have improved on the digital frontier over the last 7-plus years.
All input is most welcome. Thanks.
System: Modwright/Oppo BDP 105 as a source
Parasound JC2 Pre amp into a Pass Labs X250.5 amp to Harbeth 30.1 speakers on stands.
Cables. Cardas balanced (xlr)
I’m not as patient as you are, and I’d dump the ProJect asap (the writing’s on the wall with that one) and just move on — life’s too short. You could pick up something like this Jay’s Audio CD2 Mk3 for only about $2k and probably get even better sound quality without all the issues. Best of luck. |
Soix You are probably correct. The RS2T is driving me crazy. Really think its a mute issue tied to an internal power problem. Mute button on the remote has never worked. In fact only two or three buttons actually work on the remote. Just unbelievable. Eager to try out some other higher end transport. Not sure about another used digital device. Maybe from someone I know. Hans Beekhuyzen reviewed the cd3mk3 at 5k but at the end of the youtube review he said some other transport sounded better but, for the life of me, I could not make out the device that he mentioned. Anyway. Happy listening.
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I'm going to try a Schiit Urd (arriving today) into a Benchmark DAC3 (arrived yesterday) to replace my heavily modified 105D going into a Primaluna Dialogue Premium integrated driving rebuilt ML SL3s in my 'house' system. With the 105D this system is rather fussy about recordings; sounds amazing with early Fourplay recordings but Pat Metheny recordings of the same era, eh, not so much. I'm hoping the new front end will provide more 'space' between instruments. I'll report back. |
trn Hope you post your impressions on the Urd here. I've been looking into it as a replacement and also the Schiiit dacs. Like the idea the urd has usb output. My musetec dac is supposedly optimized for usb input. Not a lot of transports have usb interface. Currently using rca/coax transport to dac. Have not tried AES/EBU as I don't have a good cable or any suitable cable. Look forward to your input. Thanks |
