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Blu Ray loads better at video than CD! :-)

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In Reply to: RE: Blu Ray Player Advice Needed posted by SgreenP@MSN.com on January 29, 2013 at 20:43:12

I think both Oppo and Marantz offer a great deal of capability and a couple of different performance points.

The only outstanding issue would be how do you prefer your sound? Are you using your player as a HDMI based transport for music and videos, or is the player expected to decode audio as well?

In the Oppo world as best as I can tell this will be either the 103 or the 105 choice. The 103 is meant to be a great HDMI based transport and decent but not spectacular sound. The 105 is like the 103 but adds in a great DAC and analog section (and balanced outputs for stereo).

THe Marantz has a similar structure for the universal players - but it is a bit harder to tell their features since the information isn't as available on line.

I have been investigating as well.

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RE: Blu Ray loads better at video than CD! :-) - myvinyl333 19:07:38 01/30/13 (1)
I am reading as much as I can about other blu ray players that offer higher end audio and OPPO 105 comes to the top 90% of the time. I know other units are as good, but as Bromo33333 says the info is not always on line. I run my audio out via 5.1 analog, video HDMI through a scaler. I called tech @ OPPO today and he offered to help me set it up if I need help. I am still looking @ other players. (NAD, Marantz, Cambridge and Dennon)
- RE: Cambridge 752BD? - myvinyl333 03:49:56 01/31/13 (0)
  How about the Cambridge 752BD ?
  - http://www.whathifi.com/news/cambridge-audio-752bd-flagship- (Open in New Window)

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