Oppo BDP-83 as dedicated CD player.

[Jon Liu]

The only reason why I consider not getting another unit is because you cannot get the versatility of the 83 if you went with another unit!

[recruit]

I have no hesitation in recommending the Oppo as a good CD player, the 2 channel board is excellent considering the price, and has better DAC's than on the Multichannel outputs, it is just a good all rounder, I am listening to James Taylor at present and really does sound good through my system via the Oppo...you are going to have to go quite a bit higher in price to get better performance...

[doctorcilantro]

HionHiFi wrote:

My HTPC is my primary source for music. I listen to probably 70% of my music through it. The rest of the split is something like this:

• 25% - Cable Television
• 5% - Oppo DV-980H DVD PLayer

The only problem I have is the HTPC is noisy as a source. I can hear its fan operating from my listening position. A no no in my system. I'm looking for a solution.

Look into an HTPC based on a mini-ITX board. Coupled with a 45w AMD cpu, you're golden.

Regarding the BDP...excellent unit. Rather than spend cash on a slot load Blu-Ray drive (my PSILE case only takes slot load), and since I needed something for SACD and ease of use for the family (when I'm using my HTPC), I picked one up. Solid unit and sounds great feeding my Peachtree Nova.