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Hi !
i have a kind request
Oppo players aside i am looking for a BR player, new or old model, that is able to play wav files from a USB stick.
Please feel free to laugh, but my feeling is that some models can output a very good stereo audio, or at least a very good digital out that i can send to a decent dac i have already.
The ability to stream wirelessly from a NAS would be very welcome too.
One model candidate for good sound is Sony S1700ES Blu-Ray player
I am searching it desperately
Thanks a lot.
Kind regards,
bg
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That does exactly what you request. It came as a free bonus when I bought my Mitsu DLP. I imagine there are quite a few that fit the bill...
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Hi and thanks for the information
Do you remember the exact model maybe ?
I think that this feature is not that common in recent BR players (Oppo aside of course ... actually i should go for that and stop all the ramblings maybe ?)
But as i have already some decent dacs to try even a good digital out could be just fine
Thanks a lot
Kind regards,
bg
and get yourself an OPPO BDP-103D
Have you read this review?
The audio via HDMI is particularly praised
Hi and thanks for the kind and valuable advice and ... sorry for the ramblings
You are right ... i have a "cheap" attitude that can be a bad thing
But 1) i do not need a high end video having just a normal plasma TV
2) i would like to get a decent sound directly from the analog outs of the source without the need to add a dac/pre processor
3) the ability to stream wirelessly from a Nas would be very interesting
I am sure that the Oppo you recommend has all these 3 features
And the construction even of the stock model is spectacular
I heard that some high-end brands just re-pack the Oppo internals and charge a lot more
But is 800 euro ... i was thinking more to 2-300
Even something used would be perfectly ok
I do not need the very last model at all
I see many people triyng to get rid of still nice things these days
Thanks again
Kind regards,
bg
Edits: 11/14/14
A gently used Oppo BDP-93 would probably be perfect. I've seen them on Agon for about $300-350US. They do a credible job on the audio side and a spectacular job of upscaling DVDs. They also have all of the networking features you seek, USB input, and typical Oppo build quality.
I have a 93 and really like the unit. It's built very well and will last at least a decade...
PS: I'll try to dig up the info. on the LG wireless I mentioned. However, I really do not like its user interface and it is nothing special on audio playback - no SACD or DVD-Audio for one thing...
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800 Euro?? crazy high
$629 CDN here
Hi and thanks again
This is the price mentioned in the review you linked for the modded unit
i do not mean that the Oppo is not a great unit indeed
The photos show the quality of the layout and parts
Actually i heard rumors of its circuits used in other high end players
So it must be very good indeed
But i think that the last drop of quality is noticeable only in very good playback systems, hardly my case
I have now an old Roksan integrated and cheap Dynaudio bookshelf speakers
Nice but not at all high end
But i promise .. this is the last rambling
Thanks a lot again
Kind regards,
bg
No, the rambling is always welcome.
I always click on your posts cuz I appreciate your enthusiasm for our silly hobby!
Hi Enzo !
thanks a lot for your kind sympathy in the sense that i am little sick for audio and actually i tend to buy very cheap things in big quantity
Always looking for some "giant killer"
And my friends criticize me always
They rightly prefer few good pieces of decent quality
I guess that this kind of behaviour comes from the youth when i could not buy almost anything
Thanks a lot again.
Kindest regards.
Kind regards,
bg
that USB or Ethernet ports on Blu ray players were for downloading firmware from the internet do have the latest software (great idea).
Hi and yes reading a little more this seems the case
I was wondering if some BR player could work as a audio streamer
But now i think that is better to go directly for an audio streamer
Thanks a lot for the information
Kind regards,
bg
Why would you stream audio through a Blu-ray player when it is so easy to go from a computer or even a cell phone directly to an amp or receiver? Or even an I pod...
Hi and thanks a lot for the question
The computers have OS very big and complex .. because they have to do a lot of other things not only audio playback
But you are right ... with a minimal OS installation and with the pc completely disconnected from the web a pc is very flexible
But with a pc you still need a dac to get a decent sound
A decent dac can cost 2-300 USD at leastOn a different approach, the Oppo units have shown that an extremely good audio is possible from BR players
But starting at 600 USD they are still a little expensive for me
Moreover the 2nd hand market is full all BR players, some of them with LAN streaming functions
With little as 100-150 USD you can have a very good AV source able to do almost everything
I am reading a lot of reviews in order to understand with BR players provide both LAN streaming and great audio
Then i will be done ... at least for the AV source of course
If you have any suggestion ...
Thanks again.
Kind regards,
bg
Edits: 11/12/14 11/13/14 11/13/14
From your post, you want a Blu Ray player and you also want to play audio files from a USB flash drive. You could get a player with USB as you mentioned but there are other options.
You could get a decent Blu Ray player (Panasonic, Samsung) without USB and also get a USB to S/PDIF adapter to use with the DAC you already have or instead of the adapter get another DAC with USB like the Emotiva XDA-2. At $219 (currently on sale on their website) you get the USB DAC + a Digital Preamp + a Headphone Amp. Hard to beat!!!
Hi and thank you very much for you kind and valuable reply
First i like very much Emotiva units and i am sure they sound very good indeed after reading many positive reviews
But my aim is a little different
I understand that the " usb playback " function is not so common
Instead i guess many players these days can connect wirelessly to a NAS
But i have to check for the quality of teh sound out of their analog outs
I am sure there are some with a very decent sound
Something like a cheap Oppo let's say.
Thanks again.
Kind regards,
bg
I got it instead of Oppo 105.
You can also burn DVD-A Discs with Hi-Rez Files, I use "Burn".
Haven't made direct comparison, just another way to listen to HiRez.
Hi and thanks a lot and very beautiful unit the Marantz
I understand now more clearly that cheaper units cannot give a good sound
I like the build quality of the Marantz a lot
Thanks again
Kind regards,
bg
That Marantz's build quality is nothing special. Compared against an Oppo BDP-105 it looks pretty lame. That cheap chassis is one telling clue...
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Hi agree completely there is no doubt about the quality of the Oppo 105
But i was wondering if, even considering the risk of a failure in the cheap drive, a cheaper blue ray player could work fine as a streamer
I can run an ethernet cable from my router so wi-fi is not needed
A good audio only streamer easily cost > 1000 USD and streams only audio
And often needs an additional DA converter
From what i understand the audio/video circuitry of many BR players gives excellent performance both with audio and video
I will try one ... i like Panasonic units but also Sony.
Thanks again.
Kind regards,
bg
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