The Oppo's build quality, quiet mechanism and after-sale support are good things, things that may be lacking from a mass market brand. OTOH I have always used such a player as a transport and haven't been convinced that I am going to see/hear anything significantly different from a $50 player used as such, have generally had good luck from the Sony S-series of players (I have 5100s and a 6700)....at least so far. Maybe a bit clunky in operation, maybe not as quiet on the rack, but...I can buy ten of them for an Oppo entry level unit. However, have always been tempted by the 103/203 so am tuning in....
