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Oppo BDP-83 vs Sony DVP-S7000 as CD transport

At the prompting of a friend, who found me an S7000 for $18 to try and, into my Metrum Octave DAC, the Sony basically blows away the Oppo as CD transport. There is way more bass, a more solid foundation, better dynamics, words are more clear. It did significantly improve in the first 24 hours of warmup (there was possibly some glare, maybe from jitter, when cold). I'll see how many days it takes for the improvements to stop.
Putting mats on CDs, etc. in the Oppo does not come close to what this transport does.
I now have the feeling that my frequency response from CDs is flat from ~25 Hz - 20 kHz. (My speakers don't put out much below 25 Hz).
It is quite a revelation to me.

So, now I will have a new problem if or when the Sony dies. I wonder whether it can be repaired? I wonder whether there are any current transports for <$500 which can compare?
I hope this transport lasts for a while.

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Topic - Oppo BDP-83 vs Sony DVP-S7000 as CD transport - sbrians 12:49:28 09/05/14 (24)
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