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Discovered a streaming gem with CD transport as bonus...

Posted by ABliss (A) on March 31, 2015 at 21:40:02

Since adding a Rotel RC- 1570 preamp to my tube system a few months ago, which has a Dac built in, I have been looking around for a basic streamer to add, so I could stream some Jazz.

So on my usual stroll through Best Buy today on my day off, I noticed a little Sony on the open box table and the words Ultimate Streamer caught my eye. On further notice I saw it was a Blu-Ray player. BDP S5200. there was also a BDP S3200, they both looked the same, not sure what the difference was, but for $20 more I took the 5200. Total price $74.00.
Its very basic, which suits me fine, no analog out, so I guess no Dac. No display, so I used a old Dell monitor I had in the closet. Just HDMI and coax output, and the coax is not even gold plated.

Easy hook up and setup, and I had it streaming into the Rotel in no time. Sounds great, although nothings really burnt in yet, not even the DAC in the Rotel. I bought it for the streaming, but after listening for about a hour I decided to see what a CD would sound like compared to my reliable old Denon, which I have been using as a transport going into the Rotel since I got it.
Well, I was pleasantly surprised, its just as nice if not better. A little more open and dynamic.

So sometimes you never know what turns up if you just be patient. Now I have one more option in that system when there is nothing good on the tuner and I am too lazy to even put in a CD much less play a LP.

AB.

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