Re: Other Options - slbenz

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Re: Other Options

Posted by slbenz (A) on February 27, 2007 at 05:28:18

In Reply to: Re: Other Options posted by mjcmt on February 27, 2007 at 04:02:47:

Mike,

After having spoken with the people at Oppo, the 981 is geared for better video over the 970 since it uses the same design as their 971 which rated a 98 as is the highest scoring player for video. That said, the 970 is geared for better sound over the 981 according to Oppo. I believe the 970 uses the same chipset found in the Cambridge Azur 540 but I could be wrong. In regards to your question about MF, yes you are correct. That is probably why they no longer make the MF X10v3. You can find them on sale at Music Direct for $299 until their stock runs out. But the Yaqin can be found at Pacific Valve for only $175 and with an inexpensive tube switch to a 6DJ8, it will sound better than the MF. Going the tube buffer route, the 970 will sound very nice and you will have the benefit of tubes for CD, DVD and hi-rez playback in your 2-channel system. Having a good DAC on board will take the sound even further for CDs and DVDs but will not work for hi-rez SACDs and DVD-As. I do prefer the CD sound going through my CIA DAC/tube buffer vs. using the Oppo 970 in hi-rez/tube buffer for the same recording in 2-channel. I don't think you can go wrong with any of these components. Each provides a 30-day trial period with a no questions asked policy. Start with the Oppo then add the tube buffer and see what you think. The tube buffer adds quite a bit to 2-channel, especially for DVDs. And if it is still not enough, then I would add on a good DAC if I had to do it all over again. Hope this information helps you and good luck with your quest for better sound.

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