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Audio/Video Gear and Systems => Home Theater and Video => Topic started by: 2bigears on 8 Apr 2023, 07:39 pm
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:D hello AC good peeps. Happy Easter ! Can anyone talk about the 203 and if I can use this machine as a transport or even CD player ? I'm looking at buying one and it's way less $$ than its big brother. Thanks everyone.... :D
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Oppo has always made good transports. Models after and including the 95 had quality Sabre chips and excellent DACs. I don't think you'll find better for the price.
Oops. The 203 doesn't use those chips. I like the sound of the 95,105, and 205. Can't speak to the other models.
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:D well that's not the best news I've heard ,, haha. I don't just want a transport, just bought the machine from down in your country. I'd like it to play CDs and maybe sorta well, I know the 205 is killer. But way to much $$ :D
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Says 7.1CH/5.1CH/STEREO AUDIO OUT on the back so I expect it can play CDs. It also has OPTICAL and COAXIAL outputs on the back so I expect it can be used as a transport.
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:D I hope and think your correct. I wanted to buy a CD player so we will soon hear the internal dac. Or I can us it as a transport but not my 1st choice. The Great blue ray is wonderful to have on the side too. I have two of their 1st DVD players and they work great. They were like soooo cheap. This player sold for 600 bucks ,, I paid more. Now that don't happen everyday. :D
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I've used mine as a transport on-and-off. It's fine. I've also used it as a preamp in a movie setup where it was more than fine. Those multichannel outs work very well.
Also, OPPO themselves still stand behind the machine. On another forum, someone had a problem (dirty drive? sticking tray?). OPPO fixed it and sent it back in last than 24h for a reasonable service fee (not including shipping).
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:D you know I wonder if their crazy good business model sent them packing. Great machines at a great price and service unreal. That don't happen much anymore in our throw away world. I can't wait to hear it as a CD player. Then a transport. Then get a crazy $$ dac and see what the fuss is with these new ladder dacs or maybe the PS audio dac that upsamples. So much gear, so little $time$ . Happy Easter :D
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:D you know I wonder if their crazy good business model sent them packing....
Nope. They just came to the realization that streaming would displace 95+% of their customer base. They put most of their resources into their brand of smart phones.
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I'd totally buy an OPPO "video streaming device" to replace my Rokus.
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:D didn't even know ,,as usual, they even made these. The dac from a 205 and a streamr. Can't lose, my next buy. Lots of those for sale. Just what I need for the 203,,,,, Happy Easter Bunny 🐰 Day. :D