I love watching music DVDs, and I want to improve the quality of the audio side. I currently use an LG DVD which is connected to my Rotel / B&W hi-fi system.
I’m therefore looking for a reasonably priced DVD player that is highly regarded for its sound quality. I was interested in Rotel but I’m now tempted by the Oppo OPDV971H because it's inexpensive and the video quality is rated so highly. However, can anyone comment on the sound quality of this DVD player?
I'm also interested to know whether a modern DVD player like the Oppo will provide superior sound quality to my 13-year old Rotel RCD-855, thereby enabling me to play CDs and DVDs on the same device and free up space in my cabinet. Do any of you have an opinion on this?
Here’s an interesting excerpt from “The Absolute Sound” about my beloved RCD-855 and the much admired RCD-1072. This is why I need a good reason to retire the 855.
Porsche 911, BMW 2002, Jaguar XKE. What do these storied automobiles have in common, aside from their iconic status? All were products that single-handedly defined the essence of their builder. In the audio world, one equivalent is the Rotel RCD-855. A dozen years ago, it alerted the world that a high-end CD player could be built for under $500. The 855’s introduction produced chagrin among competitors, and euphoria among consumers, who bought it in droves.
Since then, Rotel has applied the 855’s successful high-performance/high-value formula to the entire spectrum of audio electronics. And yet, there hasn’t been a bona fide successor to the product that started it all. Certainly the company has produced many a fine CD player in the intervening years. But none has coupled landmark performance with affordability quite so convincingly as the original. That situation has now changed. Rotel’s new RCD-1072 is nearly as attractively priced today (accounting for inflation) as was the RCD-855 in 1991.
I’m therefore looking for a reasonably priced DVD player that is highly regarded for its sound quality. I was interested in Rotel but I’m now tempted by the Oppo OPDV971H because it's inexpensive and the video quality is rated so highly. However, can anyone comment on the sound quality of this DVD player?
I'm also interested to know whether a modern DVD player like the Oppo will provide superior sound quality to my 13-year old Rotel RCD-855, thereby enabling me to play CDs and DVDs on the same device and free up space in my cabinet. Do any of you have an opinion on this?
Here’s an interesting excerpt from “The Absolute Sound” about my beloved RCD-855 and the much admired RCD-1072. This is why I need a good reason to retire the 855.
Porsche 911, BMW 2002, Jaguar XKE. What do these storied automobiles have in common, aside from their iconic status? All were products that single-handedly defined the essence of their builder. In the audio world, one equivalent is the Rotel RCD-855. A dozen years ago, it alerted the world that a high-end CD player could be built for under $500. The 855’s introduction produced chagrin among competitors, and euphoria among consumers, who bought it in droves.
Since then, Rotel has applied the 855’s successful high-performance/high-value formula to the entire spectrum of audio electronics. And yet, there hasn’t been a bona fide successor to the product that started it all. Certainly the company has produced many a fine CD player in the intervening years. But none has coupled landmark performance with affordability quite so convincingly as the original. That situation has now changed. Rotel’s new RCD-1072 is nearly as attractively priced today (accounting for inflation) as was the RCD-855 in 1991.
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