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| Oppo 105 and Cary 11 Processor Sgr asks, "Should I purchase a state of the art video and surround processor and get the Oppo 103 instead?"No.db | |
| Oppo 105 and Cary 11 Surround Processor I use an Oppo 105 with a Cary 11a. Some previous informations needs to be corrected. The 105 sets speaker distance in quarter foot intervals; subs can be farther away than mains; bass management is available if you set SACD output to PCM. The soun... | |
| DAC to replace Sony 5400 You might consider an Oppo 105. It has HDMI and asynchronous USB ports, and plays a wide variety of discs. I still have my XA5400ES in the setup, but I think the Oppo 105 sounds at least as good as the 5400ES with CDs and SACDs, maybe better.db | |
| Velodyne - SPL or HGS? I have two HGS-15 with SMS-1 bass manager in one setup, an HGS-10 in another. None has hiss nor any other unwanted sound. I think using an SMS-1 makes the HGS series equivalent to the DD series.db | |
| Which would be a better surround processor. Paraneer,I was suggesting OP might use something like an Oppo 105 rather than a processor if his setup is simple enough to be accommodated by single HDMI and asynchronous USB inputs. The last sentence in my previous post may have been clearer had ... | |
| Which would be a better surround processor. I agree about lossless codecs, but I've found I prefer analog output from my Oppo BDP-105, and if the 8 cables are bundled they are not the mess I envisioned. I also have 2 XLR cables for stereo.The BDP-105 with its HDMI and asynchronous USB input... | |
| Oppo BDP 95 vs BDP 105... I replaced our 95 with a 105 a few days ago. Both audio and video seem a bit better, but to be fair analog audio and HDMI video cables have been reconnected and an iScan Duo removed from the video path. Audio and video are superb.There was a lip s... | |
| HDCD Decoding ? I've played HDCD recordings, especially the Reference recordings Stravinsky and Big Band Basie, many time with my Oppo 95 and noticed no loudness difference compared to CDs. Those two recordings are superb. On a good setup, Big Band Basie has a gr... | |
| Oppo customer service I had a problem using my DVDO iScanDuo as an HDMI switch. The iScan Duo wouldn't latch onto the 95. Oppo recommended a number of resets for video compatibility; Dan Wemmer at Cary suggested HDCP handshake could be the problem and recommended a Lum... | |
| Oppo BDP 95 vs BDP 105... Admranger, The role of the Cary is minimal with the Oppo 95, but it does process HDMI audio from my Sony XA5400ES. Video: The Cary has no video processing capability; it just passes video. I'm currently using a DVDO iScan Duo as an HDMI switch, so... | |
| XLR to RCA to XLR Unlike the KUBEs that are integral to the design of the speaker, I think the only purpose of the 200 KUBE is bass boost. I had a 200 KUBE at one time and I don't recall if it had a button you can push to remove the boost circuit, but I suspect it ... | |
| Oppo BDP-95 I don't actually bypass a Cary Cinema 11a processor, but I do have its inputs set to bypass, so the BDP-95 does the processing. OTOH, I use the volume control of the Cary, and the Cary converts the unbalanced 7.1 inputs to balanced output to the a... | |
| Oppo BDP 95 vs BDP 105... Admranger,The 95 does not have the input capability of the 105. I plan to connect DirecTV HD-DVR via HDMI and Mac Mini via USB to a 105. HDMI from the 105 will go to my projector; analog XLR stereo and RCA 7.1 will go to my Cary Cinema 11a as they... | |
| Oppo 95 with DVDO iScan Duo I did the resets Oppo suggested, but it wasn't until I installed the Lumagen HDMI extender as Dan Wemmer of Cary had suggested that video through the iSan Duo from both the HD-DVR and Oppo 95 came up on the projector. Must have been an issue with ... | |
| Oppo 95 with DVDO iScan Duo I am in Mass BTW where are you located?Montecito, adjacent to Santa Barbara, CA |