Oppo 95: Burn-in...and Fan

It sure will compete with the upper end, in fact it is the upper end!dedicated or not.

The 95 has lots of fans. When I first saw the picture at the dealer I realised why. Could only barely hear the fan from very close. Should be fine in most environments from that pespective. Great machine. It wont compete with upper end dedicated CD players but i guess it can probably challenge a few lower down.

Wow...thanks Jdub39

Sure! and with detailed notes, out of the box the 95 is listenable but restrictive, It takes 50-60 hrs to lose the restrictive out the box sound and hints at its spacious nature, many have described this to be a warm sound but this is a premature evaluation.

100-135 hrs bass shows up and your favorite tracks have all the previous goodies but with new and more revealing details and a better since palitability. The next milestone will occur around 300-400 hrs as the overall sound for me became very addictive, this is where the 95 became neutral in my setup not the cool or the warm side but had the ability to resolve complex passages previously unheard regardless of the sources. Having heard different types of dacs I've always wanted some from this one and some from that to get the sound I was after the Ess sabre is clearly the king of dacs at the moment and for good reason. Now comes the 500-700 mark and the 95 gains the elusive "Air" this I must admit I never heard before but its pure magic tonally rich highly detailed with extended powerful bass. The method I used for burn in 12hrs of playtime using sweeps and test tones and music with 30 mins shut off and then back on. I was trying to get as many hours as possible befor the 30 day trail ended. , At 400hrs this thing was not going back. March 12th marked 1 year with 95 and I'm still elated with the way its restored my passion for this hobby.

Hope this helps! post your findings!
Regards Jeff

Thanks Abind. That link was very helpful.

Has anyone had direct experience with burn-in? Seems someone must have.

burn in: 0-1000 hours, depending on your opinions, pre-conceptions, biases and delusions

Thanks, everyone.

I'm surprised no one knows how long the 95 takes to burn-in.

Nice trick is to use the Pure Audio mode as this defeats the video outs and viola 85% less fan in my experience, But I never hear it anyway unless right on top of it changing a disc!

Go to tweakaudio.com. Look under Oppo 95 Mods. Ric Schultz describes how he slightly elevates the top of the Oppo, which allows easier airflow and cooling and keeps the fan from turning on.

exchange it for a CA 751bd, no fan, very close to an Oppo 95.

I had a MW Oppo 83 and one of the reasons I moved on from it was the fan noise and heat it generates. If I get a MW Oppo 95 for Blu-ray, will try running it without the cover so fan SHOULD not come on.

Is it the fan or resonance of the cabinet created by the fan? Have you tried adding a vibration isolation device? I had a similar issue once and Vibrapods reduced the noise considerably.

Sorry, just read a review complaining about fan noise

I did not know that the Oppo 95 has a fan. Are you sure? Maybe you are hearing the disc drive. Why would a non power output device have a fan? Does anybody know for sure if it has a fan?

You might be able to apply dynamat to the oppo 95 to reduce the fan noise. This product is used by car audio people often and does help to reduce noise. Easy to apply and not expensive. Good Luck