Oppo DV-970HD universal player

I purchased this DV-970 on Dec 4, 2006 directly from Oppo. I compared its CD output to my $2500 Arcam CD33, and it more than held its own. I also tested its SACD and DVD-A quality and was *very* impressed. Finally I connected it to my DAC1, which resulted in near-flawless audio performance. Oh yeah: as a scaling DVD player it rocks.

Why selling? I just bought a PS3 today and no longer have enough connections in my AV system for the Oppo. So I'm selling it for $115 shipped, which is $50 off the price from Oppo including shipping. I will drop the price to $100 for local pickup in lower Manhattan.

All accessories, including remote and HMDI cable, are included. It's boxed and ready to send.

The 970 is the winner of many awards, including The Absolute Sound's 2006 Product of the Year as a standalone product in the Budget category.

http://oppodigital.com/dv970hd/dv970hd.html
http://oppodigital.com/dv970hd/dv970...w.html#reviews

Universal DVD Player Features:

* Superior compatibility with DVD-Video, DVD-Audio, Super Audio CD (SACD), DivX®, Xvid, Audio CD, HDCD, Kodak Picture CD and other digital audio and video media/formats
* High definition up-conversion with film-like picture quality to up-convert 720x480 interlaced video encoded on DVD discs to 480p/720p/1080i
* High-quality pure digital video and audio through a single HDMI (High Definition Multimedia Interface) cable
* Multiple high definition video formats through HDMI output
* Optimized analog audio circuitry for great audio quality
* Built-in Dolby Digital decoder with individual 5.1ch and down-mixed stereo outputs
* Optical and coaxial digital audio outputs for Dolby Digital, DTS and Linear PCM
* Unique "Audio Only" mode with video processing turned off for perfect acoustic fidelity

See my feedback here and on audiogon.com:
http://cgi.audiogon.com/cgi-bin/fb.pl?user=Gregeas&&&&

Note: I've had several buyers say they wanted the Oppo and then disappear.

It is still for sale.

It's possible the PM system wasn't working properly: I received at least six emails from people who said they "definitely" wanted the DVD player, but when I replied to each of these, I never heard anything else back. It was weird, especially for a low-price item like this.

I ended up selling the player last night to the first person who made a paypal payment. If you replied that you wanted the player but I never got the PM, I apologize for the confusion. My mailbox isn't full so I'm not sure what the problem is. Next time I'll communicate via gmail.