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RE: Blue ray players with USB PLAY function

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In Reply to: RE: Blue ray players with USB PLAY function posted by beppe61 on November 08, 2014 at 03:06:12

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!!!
Emotiva XDA-2 USB DAC (Open in New Window)

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RE: Blue ray players with USB PLAY function - beppe61 01:33:03 11/09/14 (4)
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
- Marantz UD 7007. $1200 new. - oldmkvi 12:17:49 11/10/14 (3)
  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.
  - RE: Marantz UD 7007. $1200 new. - beppe61 13:23:30 11/10/14 (2)
    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
    - Actually.... - rlw 05:57:35 11/25/14 (1)
      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...
      
      -RW-
      Inside the Oppo BDP-105 (Open in New Window)
      - RE: Actually.... - beppe61 11:18:03 11/25/14 (0)
        
        In Reply to: RE: Actually.... posted by rlw on November 25, 2014 at 05:57:35
        
        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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