TAKEN. Player is no longer available.
I saw another post like this and thought it was a good idea. Hope I’m not overstepping bounds or breaking any rules/protocol. But instead of giving this player away at the next neighborhood e-waste drive, perhaps someone with technical skills and/or know-how can get this thing working again.
Price: $0 (Pay for Shipping Only)
A while back it first started misreading disc types, mostly when SACD was loaded. It was serviced for that issue prior to Oppo getting out of the disc player business. The issue resurfaced, but the disc could be read and played with multiple load, re-load attempts. It was intermittent, a bit annoying, but a livable situation nonetheless. It eventually stopped working altogether. The drawer wouldn’t open and when it loaded, it registered “Unknown” disc type. That was it.
These days, I mostly stream and have since moved on to Oppo 105, while this unit sat idle. I’m in the process of clearing out garage space. So if someone wants to take it on, it is yours for the asking. Just pay for ground shipping to your location. It will be shipped in original box along with original packing materials (see photos). No remote. Ship weight is 18 lbs.
At the time, the analog only mod was $1,150. As an incentive, here’s part of an email message Dan sent when I was looking to replace my Sony with a more all-in-one HT/2-channel solution:
The stock Oppo-BDP-83 (not SE) will give you a VERY musical sound after our mods. It is not fatiguing or bright at all. Midrange is sweet smooth and natural and bass response is deep, tight and well refined. The highs are also very extended and natural. I tend to be conservative in my assessments as I don't want to sell a customer something that they will not ultimately be pleased with. Having said that, I DO believe that you will be very pleased with the Oppo BDP-83 with our mods and that it WILL better the stock Sony 5400ES.
Thanks,
Dan W.
If interested, please PM me to make shipping arrangements. I only ask that you exercise a little patience in getting this shipped out to you. Thanks in advance for your cooperation.
P.S. - Please check out my other post running for Channel Islands D-200 monoblock amps.
And NO, those are not free, but selling at a good price.
https://www.audiocircle.com/index.php?topic=183365.msg1925268#msg1925268
