How good is the Oppo BDP95 as a CD player via Balanced outputs???

danz1906
danz1906 Posts: 5,144
edited February 2012 in 2 Channel Audio
Hello,

How good does the Oppo 95 sound as a CD player? I thinking of replacing my
Arcam DV-95 with the Oppo 95. How would you describe the sound of the
Oppo 95(Detailed...smooth)? In my system the Arcam is Detailed with a natural
sounding midrange and Fast tight bass.
My 2ch system consist of a Primare Pre-30 pre-amp with Odyssey Mono-blocs.

Thanks
Linn AV5140 fronts
Linn AV5120 Center
Linn AV5140 Rears
M&K MX-70 Sub for Music
Odyssey Mono-Blocs
SVS Ultra-13 Gloss Black:D
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  • leroyjr1
    leroyjr1 Posts: 8,785
    edited February 2012
    What about a really nice dac?
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  • danz1906
    danz1906 Posts: 5,144
    edited February 2012
    leroyjr1 wrote: »
    What about a really nice dac?

    Rega Dac...Musical Fidelity M1???
    Linn AV5140 fronts
    Linn AV5120 Center
    Linn AV5140 Rears
    M&K MX-70 Sub for Music
    Odyssey Mono-Blocs
    SVS Ultra-13 Gloss Black:D
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  • heiney9
    heiney9 Posts: 25,165
    edited February 2012
    Keep the Arcam or at the very least buy the Oppo and compare.

    H9
    "Appreciation of audio is a completely subjective human experience. Measurements can provide a measure of insight, but are no substitute for human judgment. Why are we looking to reduce a subjective experience to objective criteria anyway? The subtleties of music and audio reproduction are for those who appreciate it. Differentiation by numbers is for those who do not".--Nelson Pass Pass Labs XA25 | EE Avant Pre | EE Mini Max Supreme DAC | MIT Shotgun S1 | Pangea AC14SE MKII | Legend L600 | BlueSound Node 3 - Tubes add soul!
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  • danz1906
    danz1906 Posts: 5,144
    edited February 2012
    heiney9 wrote: »
    Keep the Arcam or at the very least buy the Oppo and compare.

    H9

    Sound advice...........Thanks!
    Linn AV5140 fronts
    Linn AV5120 Center
    Linn AV5140 Rears
    M&K MX-70 Sub for Music
    Odyssey Mono-Blocs
    SVS Ultra-13 Gloss Black:D
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  • heiney9
    heiney9 Posts: 25,165
    edited February 2012
    So many times we chase our tails and get rid of something only to be disappointed with the new one. Sell which ever one doesn't work out. I try very hard not to have to fund a new purchase while selling the old one. Meaning I have both and sell the one that appeals to me less after the fact. Sometimes circumstances don't allow that, but it's the best way unless you stumble upon someone in the exact same shoes as you and they can give solid insight.

    H9
    "Appreciation of audio is a completely subjective human experience. Measurements can provide a measure of insight, but are no substitute for human judgment. Why are we looking to reduce a subjective experience to objective criteria anyway? The subtleties of music and audio reproduction are for those who appreciate it. Differentiation by numbers is for those who do not".--Nelson Pass Pass Labs XA25 | EE Avant Pre | EE Mini Max Supreme DAC | MIT Shotgun S1 | Pangea AC14SE MKII | Legend L600 | BlueSound Node 3 - Tubes add soul!
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  • mantis
    mantis Posts: 17,194
    edited February 2012
    heiney9 wrote: »
    So many times we chase our tails and get rid of something only to be disappointed with the new one. Sell which ever one doesn't work out. I try very hard not to have to fund a new purchase while selling the old one. Meaning I have both and sell the one that appeals to me less after the fact. Sometimes circumstances don't allow that, but it's the best way unless you stumble upon someone in the exact same shoes as you and they can give solid insight.

    H9
    Ditto
    Dan
    My personal quest is to save to world of bad audio, one thread at a time.
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  • danz1906
    danz1906 Posts: 5,144
    edited February 2012
    heiney9 wrote: »
    So many times we chase our tails and get rid of something only to be disappointed with the new one. Sell which ever one doesn't work out. I try very hard not to have to fund a new purchase while selling the old one. Meaning I have both and sell the one that appeals to me less after the fact. Sometimes circumstances don't allow that, but it's the best way unless you stumble upon someone in the exact same shoes as you and they can give solid insight.

    H9

    I'm going to do a home audition of the Rega Dac and Hegel HD11 Dac today. I'm unable to do a Home
    audition of the Oppo at this time. I'm going to compare the Dacs against each other and the Dac in the Arcam.
    Linn AV5140 fronts
    Linn AV5120 Center
    Linn AV5140 Rears
    M&K MX-70 Sub for Music
    Odyssey Mono-Blocs
    SVS Ultra-13 Gloss Black:D
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  • danz1906
    danz1906 Posts: 5,144
    edited February 2012
    First impression of the Hagel dac...........Very Good! Much Cleaner than the Arcam player with
    Blacker background.
    Linn AV5140 fronts
    Linn AV5120 Center
    Linn AV5140 Rears
    M&K MX-70 Sub for Music
    Odyssey Mono-Blocs
    SVS Ultra-13 Gloss Black:D
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  • Toolfan66
    Toolfan66 Posts: 17,243
    edited February 2012
    I love the Oppo 95 it is a fantastic player but so is the Cambridge.. I wish Oppo would put out one hell of a SACD/CD player only..
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  • brgman
    brgman Posts: 2,859
    edited February 2012
    Another nice feature with the 95 is playing PAL stuff.I can get some things that are out of print or bootlegs in PAL pretty cheap.
    It is amazing how many concerts are broadcast on foreign tv that never ever gets done here.
    I was just looking for Freebird The Movie last week.$85 for US and 18 bucks for PAL.
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