Esoteric DV-50S
 

I am in the middle of making some 'improvements' to my home theater. A few weeks ago I sold my universal disc player and bought a lightly used Esoteric DV-50S, in black. Very nice unit. Have not been able to put much use on it yet due to having everything disconnected and such, but the little I have used it tells me it was a worthwhile upgrade.

Beautiful Player, Congrats. What did you upgrade from?

There seems to be an Esoteric movement underway. :thumbsup:

---Does it play Blu-rays, and WAV, FLAC files? ...3D? ...4K? ...Pre-amp capability?

I sold a Denon DVD-5910CI. A pretty good player, but I think the Esoteric is definitely a step or two up.

No Blu-Ray, no pre-amp (don't see it in the manual) and I have never had the need for WAV or FLAC. It will see redbook CD's, SACD's in stereo and multi, DVD-A's and DVD-Video.

My PC based music server will take WAV and FLAC thru USB.

Beautiful! :thumbsup:

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Had a DV-50 and upgraded it to an S when that was offered by Esoteric. It is a great multipurpose player -- enjoy it (mine was also black -- a rarity w/Eoteric).

Best

Bob

---What's the retail price on that DV-50S?

And would an Oppo BDP-105 makes more sense for people who are now into Blu-rays instead of DVDs? :)
...You know, high def picture and high res audio (lossless DTS-HD MA 7.1 & Dolby TrueHD 7.1), instead of plain jane DD and DTS 5.1 or 6.1 EX or ES heavily compressed audio.

The DV-50S is out of production. I want to say the new price was $6500 (cob webs you know:yes::D).

Best

Bob

It's an important machine & should be a keeper. Collectible. :thumbsup:

There's no point to such a comparison. Even a $200 Best buy will do what you ask. A Bluebook subscription will give you an estimated market value. You will find the estimated resell price of a DV-50S to be higher than a new Oppo BDP-105.

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