Another Craigslist find!?!?

squeeb
squeeb Posts: 426
edited February 2012 in Electronics
Just picked up a Pioneer Elite BDP-05 -- $40 bucks! I did not need another one but figured I could use it in the family room for blu-ray and SACD and have a "backup". It's in excellent condition (better than the one I already owned) with remote, hdmi cable. The guy said he got a 3D player and didn't need this anymore. Also said he received about 5 more calls after I called him.
7.3 HT: Sunfire TGR-3, Sunfire Series II, Mirage OMD-28, OMD-5 (x4), REL T1 (2), T2, Oppo 103D, Optoma HD8200PRO, 106" screen, SB Touch
Family Room: Yamaha RX-V2700, RT25i, 42" Samsung, SB Duet
Pool: Yamaha V2700, SQ Duet, Atrium 60 (2), Atrium 45 (3), Atrium 65sdi
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  • cnh
    cnh Posts: 13,284
    edited February 2012
    That's a great price for a machine that does an excellent job with pic and sound. And is a pretty decent CD player as well. I use mine with my Nakamichi pre-amp and Adcom GFA-545--pretty happy with how my CDs sound with this. I believe, that it does NOT do SACD though!


    cnh
    Currently orbiting Bowie's Blackstar.!

    Polk Lsi-7s, Def Tech 8" sub, HK 3490, HK HD 990 (CDP/DAC), AKG Q701s
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  • squeeb
    squeeb Posts: 426
    edited February 2012
    Wow, all this time I thought it did play SACDs. Upon further review ... I guess it was an even better find than I thought. I have an SACD on order and now I can put my old DVD player - HK 47 - into my 2-channel since it plays SACDs (hopefully fairly well). Thanks for the heads up.
    7.3 HT: Sunfire TGR-3, Sunfire Series II, Mirage OMD-28, OMD-5 (x4), REL T1 (2), T2, Oppo 103D, Optoma HD8200PRO, 106" screen, SB Touch
    Family Room: Yamaha RX-V2700, RT25i, 42" Samsung, SB Duet
    Pool: Yamaha V2700, SQ Duet, Atrium 60 (2), Atrium 45 (3), Atrium 65sdi
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  • danz1906
    danz1906 Posts: 5,144
    edited February 2012
    Great Deal!
    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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  • jon s
    jon s Posts: 905
    edited February 2012
    It's a better deal cause the Blu-Ray drives in the BDP-51/05/09 are all the same and are now dying at an alarming rate.... I think Pioneer wants $300 for a replacement drive but I heard that they are running out.
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  • cnh
    cnh Posts: 13,284
    edited February 2012
    jon s wrote: »
    It's a better deal cause the Blu-Ray drives in the BDP-51/05/09 are all the same and are now dying at an alarming rate.... I think Pioneer wants $300 for a replacement drive but I heard that they are running out.

    Why should these particular drives be "dying" out so fast and in such great numbers? I haven't heard anything about this. And mine has been working flawlessly for years? Can you provide some support for that? These are fairly well built units.

    The 09 is pretty far up the food chain. Maybe Mantis can chime in here. He must have some first hand experience with this.

    Don't doubt you; it's just hard to believe when I look at my own unit!

    The other factor here is the "endless" series of firmware upgrades that these units have had! Perhaps this is involved?

    cnh
    Currently orbiting Bowie's Blackstar.!

    Polk Lsi-7s, Def Tech 8" sub, HK 3490, HK HD 990 (CDP/DAC), AKG Q701s
    [sig. changed on a monthly basis as I rotate in and out of my stash]
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