Anyone tried this, still looking for digi transport but would be good to have a blueray player as well.
Some of the Sony sub £200 players look good, is there a "best" CD transport that plays bluerays too?
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Blueray player as digital transport for CD playback into dac?
Anyone tried this, still looking for digi transport but would be good to have a blueray player as well.
Some of the Sony sub £200 players look good, is there a "best" CD transport that plays bluerays too?
ta.
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Tweaked AP-Linux based Roon Server into Oppo 203 as Roon endpoint
Ipad Roon Remote.
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I think John does this Gary and gets on rather well, I expect he'll be along later. Mark (Reid Malenfant) used to as well and was also a fan.
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I use the Sony to run off hard drive on the Sony using a SSD and really like what I get but if using as a traditional CD player it reminds me of all the reasons why I disliked CD players before moving to files. Its a really cheap way to hear music and great to watch films with surprisingly good results
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Marantz UD universal platers are very good Gaz , you heard mine at my gaff feed into my NOS Valve Dac
also plays cd/sacd/dvd-a or Oppo are good as well
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I had both the Oppo and Sony as a Transport in my system at the same time. If just using the USB to play files which in my view is the best way to get the best out of both in terms of SQ I could hear no difference. The Oppo is a lot better with everything else
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Thanks guys,
I already have built a server which does the streaming and I doubt the players mentioned would be better than that.
Looking for summit to let me play my disks and Scott the Marantz sacd blurays look interesting....
Think yours was the battleship grade one, probably a bit spendy for what i need.
Any reccs on the cheaper models?
This: http://www.richersounds.com/product/...ara-ud7007-blk
AC POWER
Hardwired 10kVA balanced mains powering entire system
AMPS
Meridian 557 power Amp (Modded) / PS Audio BHK Preamp (Modded)
SPEAKERS
Wharfedale Evo 4.4
DAC
PS Audio Directstream (Modded)
TURNTABLE
Pro-Ject X8 balanced output via XLR / Ortofon Quintet Blue cartridge
PHONOSTAGE
Pro-Ject DS3 B balanced Input (TT and Phonostage powered by Pro-Ject Power box RS2 linear psu)
DIGITAL
OPPO 203 (Modded: Linear PSU, i2s output to Dac) - Roon Endpoint, HDMI input used for all things Streaming/ PS5 /AppleTV ... also good for movies apparently?
MUSIC PLAYBACK
Tweaked AP-Linux based Roon Server into Oppo 203 as Roon endpoint
Ipad Roon Remote.
Apple Music/ YouTube via AppleTV, fed to Dac via Oppo HDMI input/i2s output to Dac.
SPEAKER CABLES
Biwired: Duelund DCA10GA (Bass) Duelund DCA16GA (mid & treble) Duelund 12DCA used as jumpers (On "Blackcat Cable" Chris Sommivigo's advice - yup, even with biwire it sounds better - and it does)
INTERCONNECTS
All Balanced: Ghost+ recording studio XLR cables
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UD7007 Gets very good reviews , not heard one myself but marantz always made very good universal players
Yes mine was the battleship one Gaz 30kilos but superb at spinning any disc cd to bluray
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Think if using the Sony as a Traditional player its not that great The Marantz looks good and really liked the Oppo
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How about buying a BD drive for the streamer Gaz?
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Got a blueray drive in the work PC Ali, use that for ripping to the library.
There's a 100 reasons NOT to have a drive in a server so wouldn't go down that road mate.
A seperate unit's the way to go I think.
Anyone tried an Oppo as a digi transport?
Same price as the marantz...
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