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In Reply to: RE: Esoteric DV60 posted by Harley on April 03, 2016 at 21:46:13
I'm thinking about a used Esoteric DV-60 to replace a Sony XA5400ES as my source for surround music. The Sony connects to a Bryston SP3 via HDMI, the only way to get surround from it. The Esoteric would connect to the SP3 via 5.1 analog, the only way to get surround from it. An alternate source for surround music is the Oppo 105D that is connected via HDMI but could also be connected via 5.1 analog. I suspect the analog sound would be better with the DV-60 than that with the 105D, but perhaps not than the SP3 with HDMI from the XA5400ES or 105D.
I use an Ayre C-5xeMP through a Parasound JC 2 BP for stereo. LR from the SP3 is passed through the JC 2 BP to access JC 1 amps.
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I played the outstanding recording Cantus Let Your Voice Be Heard using the Ayre C-5xeMP through the analog Parasound JC 2 BP and using the Sony XA5400ES via HDM through the Bryston SP3. The sound with the Sony - Bryston is excellent, but lacks a bit of the magic I hear with the Ayre - Parasound.
I would not mind owning the Ayre for CD playback.
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I rather enjoyed the DV-60 for SACD playback only. This is my reference spinner until I can audition another SACD player.
If you plan on connecting the Oppo BDP-105D via HDMI, you can save a lot of money by buying the BDP-103D instead. It has the same HDMI connections and the same multi-channel analog connections as the BDP-105D. The only difference is the BDP-103D does not have the special two-channel analog output section with balanced outputs and it also doesn't have DAC inputs or the front panel headphone jack. Otherwise, I'm pretty sure the two are identical in all other respects.
I own the BDP-105D because I need stereo balanced outputs, but I bought the BDP-103D for my grown children for Christmas so I could give them all my digital music. The BDP-103D still has three USB "A" ports for connecting USB hard drives and flash drives containing hi-res digital music up to 24/192 and DSD.
Best regards,
John Elison
I bought the 105D for the flexibility to go directly to an amp in some future application, as I have in previous applications. I tend to keep equipment for a long time and to move it from one setup to another, so the flexibility is worth the added cost. I recently installed the Cary Cinema 12 the Bryston SP3 replaced in a secondary setup that had previously used a 105 direct to the amp.
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