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| Best Blu Ray video and for 2 channel transport? I used the same Sonicwave cable on both Panny and Oppo because I require an HDMI>DVI cable. It is a supposedly very good cable, though I had nothing to compare it to. I did not use the stock cables at all.My DVI input will not allow 1080P at al... | |
| Best Blu Ray video and for 2 channel transport? I asked because I had a friend's 980H (current production) in my system for about three weeks just before getting the 983. My impressions of it were quite different than yours, but this, of course, is in my system (same one as the 983H is currentl... | |
| Best Blu Ray video and for 2 channel transport? The oppo 980h and the 983 are identical in transport applications, I had both, the 983 is also identical on the DAC analog outsSo are you currently comparing the output from a 980H or a 983H? | |
| Best Blu Ray video and for 2 channel transport? Oppo scores a 94 out of 100 in 2 channel transport dutiesSony scores about a 87-88 out of 100That's pretty darn close and I'd guess the discrepancies you mention (power cord and burn-in) may account for some of that difference. Are you using an Op... | |
| Best Blu Ray video and for 2 channel transport? Wow, Undertow, sounds like you'll have the ultimate affordable BD shootout on your hands pretty soon. The Sony's sound like a good way to go, especially the s550, which seems to address my pet peeve (no memory). Thanks for all the feedback. I'll l... | |
| Best Blu Ray video and for 2 channel transport? I don't think you'll improve on the Panny with the Sony 350, but I'm making that assumptions simply from the spotty real-world feedback. It's also an older machine in a technology that seems to change daily. Boy, as far as BD players, I'd stick wi... | |
| Best Blu Ray video and for 2 channel transport? I got my Panny from Amazon a few days before you started this post. I just got my 983H today and have ran my test DVD's through it (music videos which I am very familiar with from watching and listening to them over and over). Nothing special, but... | |
| Best Blu Ray video and for 2 channel transport? Thanks for the input, Undertow. Yes, I'd concur and give the Panny very high marks for picture in both blu-ray and SD. I only ran sound via the digital output so good to hear it does well via analog too. I believe all the Oppo's, including the 983... | |
| Best Blu Ray video and for 2 channel transport? Cool beans, Undertow. Glad it worked out. I'd got mine from Amazon before the prices went up. Amazon's prices seem to be all over the place, and they are out too (right now they're outsourcing to Crutchfield). Which Oppo do you have and how does t... | |
| HELP I need help finding a pair of headphones There was a very compelling review in Stereophile, of a pair of cans made by Phiaton specifically targeted to iPod users with high expectations. The review is by Wes Phillips in the Jan. '09 Stereofile. here's the website where you can direct-orde... | |
| Is Oppo Blu-Ray official release at CES? I spoke to Oppo only a few days ago. They've pushed the release date up to late february or early march at this point. They said that they wanted to make sure that all the bugs are worked out and that it will be an extraordinary product with great... | |
| Best Blu Ray video and for 2 channel transport? Undertow - Yes, I'm very aware of the 35 model and did consider it. I ultimately did not try one so cannot comment on perceived differences. I chose the 55 for the coaxial out option (which I did use to feed my DAC). It also has an ethernet connec... | |
| Best Blu Ray video and for 2 channel transport? I just tried out a Panasonic dmp-bd55k, which is a profile 2.0 player. You can find specs online and a review or two. Plenty of real-world feedback on the link. BD image was superb, as was DVD upsampling. I was very impressed with how it worked as... | |
| Blu-Spec CDs Rja - for the record, I wasn't implying Blu-spec were hi-rez, but the thread seemed to have moved that direction hence the input. I think the price on the DAC was around $4-5K - I'll have to check and get back to you. | |
| Blu-Spec CDs There's an interesting article in the January 09' TAS by Robert Harley. He writes about the Reference Recordings HRx format, which are basically WAV files on DVD of the master recording which are sampled at 176.4Hz with 24 bit resolution. Of cours... |