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New Oppo BDP-95 better than the McIntosh MVP-881?
It has a fan base over at AVS as well,I may try one for its streaming abilities if no other options are available in the next couple of months but for all else(sacd,2ch,movies, etc..) I'll stick with my 95! 
New Oppo BDP-95 better than the McIntosh MVP-881?
How do you figure that? unless you use hdmi!but with no analog outs(for us legacy users ) defective RBG( which works best with my tv) and no balanced outs for the 2channel audiophile in me! sorry to bust your bubble, but for streaming I do hear it... 
An SACD question
I'm still on the band wagon! 
OPPO BDP-93 RAM Modification Thoughts.
My 95 resides at the heart of my setup and can tell you delivers a HT presentation with the same level of playback it does for 2ch and has the best dialog I've heard to date. If musical scores in a movie are important to you and an involving exper... 
oppo 95 vs theta compli blu
The 95 is also better, partly because of the implementation of Ess Sabre newer top dac the 9018 8 channel x2 (32 bit,135 db dynamic range! and hyperstream jitter eliminator) with the ability to double stack for stereo playback! The sound, glorious... 
HasCD sound exceeded expectations since 1983?
I'd say the players have caught up to cd and like all things some recordings are good and some bad, but present equipment has brought out previously unheard resolution from the medium, thanks to an Oppo 95 for me, I can say I love my cd's as much ... 
"BEST USED" CD player or players at about $1000
The Oppo bdp 95! I use it for 90% music 10% movies and It excels at music in a very nice way Scad, rebook or hirez music files all reproduced well beyond its price class. 
Interconnects for SACD multi-channel
I have a set of 1mtr balanced Columbia's from the Oppo to the Anthems 2/ch in's , For the multi/outs on the Oppo fl/fr (1mtr) Columbia>> center (.5 mtr)King Kobra >>Sub (.5mtr) King Kobra>> Surrounds (1mtr)Coral. I was thinking o... 
Interconnects for SACD multi-channel
AudioQuest Columbia,Coral and King Cobra's .5 meter and 1 meter lengths, I always had a thing for there full, big and finenessfull sound, they run the Oppo 95 to an Anthem avm 20.v2. 
Oppo 95: Burn-in...and Fan
When the "itch" returns its high on the to do list! 
Oppo 95: Burn-in...and Fan
I wouldn't consider good cables band-aids, I believe it all starts at the outside box and have heard tremendous increase in fidelity by addressing it as a foundation to which it all sits, from there I do whats in my power to insure signal purity f... 
Oppo 95: Burn-in...and Fan
When you guys say stomp in what terms do you mean?Is it more resolution and top octave air?Deeper and better shades of bass, realistic tympani strikes, fast double bass and plucks from bass guitars and uprights?Tonally rich mids with increased har... 
Oppo 95: Burn-in...and Fan
Jdub, I am not commenting from complete ignorance --- I have an Oppo95 in my system. I have also had many higher end players in my system including Ayre, Gamut, dCS, and models from Esoteric including my current K01. The Oppo is outstanding value ... 
Oppo 95: Burn-in...and Fan
"I stand by my comment. It will not compete with the upper eschelon players"Keep standing and I can keep listening, the 95 has earned its place as a giant killer in "mild mannered stock form" I could only imagine what a fully modded one would do. ... 
Morrow IC
The MA1's are a great way to try Mikes cables and sound good to boot and may be all you need! I tried the ones before laying down the cash for the MA2's which have an outstanding midrange but the MA3's which are the sweet spot for me as the have b...