Digital Man Posted January 29, 2018 Share Posted January 29, 2018 Hi All, I have a Sony S380 BDP and I am wanting to know if it would be a good idea to use it solely as a transport with a dac ? I do have some SACD's, some Blu Ray Pure Audio disc's as well as CD's. Thanks. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
studentmusic Posted August 31, 2018 Share Posted August 31, 2018 (edited) Know its a very late reply but i have the same sony bdp. It runs through a Caiman SEG dac and sounds much better than before I added the dac. The BDP has seen great service but stereo music never seemed to be its strong point. Since adding the dac its much easier for me throw a SACD on and enjoy the music. Not as good as my Marantz SA 7001 but not shabby either. Edited August 31, 2018 by studentmusic incorrect number 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Digital Man Posted September 1, 2018 Author Share Posted September 1, 2018 Hi, Great to know. Thanks. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Addicted to music Posted September 1, 2018 Share Posted September 1, 2018 I have the s370 and s480 Sony BDP players. I was using the Sony s370 as a transport and as a CD. They are excellent for bluray and I would rank it better than a OPP105 for bluray. However that said, the OPPO 105 as a transport elevates the SQ for any DAC connected to it. It’s just a far superior product if you’re comparing transports. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Digital Man Posted October 2, 2018 Author Share Posted October 2, 2018 Hi, I had a Cambridge Audio bdp 752, yes, it was better than the Sony S380 as far as visual goes, but not by much and certainly not for the extra money, so I sold it on, a lot to be said for this bargain basement Sony S380 for sure, as a side step, which Sony bdp will support/ playback Apple lossless music files through a USB stick and/or a hdd and also has analogue connections ? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Digital Man Posted October 3, 2018 Author Share Posted October 3, 2018 Hi All, I may just have to buy a dedicated CD player, before I do, if I do add a dac to the Sony bdp S380 will it be a better sound than a dac attached to the Sony bdp S380 ? Thanks Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Digital Man Posted October 9, 2018 Author Share Posted October 9, 2018 Hi All, I have recently decided to go fully into downloads and ditch all physical media, input and suggestions on this thread is no longer required, thanks for all suggestions and input. Thanks Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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