tjkurita
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What do you all think? Any advice would be welcome. The A/V + USB (music server) capability makes the OPPO an extremely appealing choice. How exactly does that work, by the way? It can read music files from a hard drive? There is an interface? Wouldn't that require an operating system of some kind?
The Ikemi would have a really fine transport and very nice, reliable sound. But would it sound better than the OPPO? Is the transport better on the Ikemi? Does the Ikemi have ANYTHING going for it when compared to the OPPO?
Has anyone A/Bed the two players? Even as highly touted as it is, I can't imagine that the OPPO could sound better than an Ikemi. The Ikemi is one of the best I have heard and a true bargain at the $1200 to $1400 used.
I'd rather have better sound and a better transport than all those extra bells and whistles, if the sound is better enough. I don't watch Blu Ray discs, generally. I would use the USB, I suppose, but I can also use computer-as-source. So the USB would be redundant.
I'm talking pure audio, unless the extra stuff the OPPO has to offer is of such significance that it can not be ignored.
The Ikemi would have a really fine transport and very nice, reliable sound. But would it sound better than the OPPO? Is the transport better on the Ikemi? Does the Ikemi have ANYTHING going for it when compared to the OPPO?
Has anyone A/Bed the two players? Even as highly touted as it is, I can't imagine that the OPPO could sound better than an Ikemi. The Ikemi is one of the best I have heard and a true bargain at the $1200 to $1400 used.
I'd rather have better sound and a better transport than all those extra bells and whistles, if the sound is better enough. I don't watch Blu Ray discs, generally. I would use the USB, I suppose, but I can also use computer-as-source. So the USB would be redundant.
I'm talking pure audio, unless the extra stuff the OPPO has to offer is of such significance that it can not be ignored.