I love my Denon AVP but it will eventually become obsolete and chances are Denon is not going to make a successor to the AVP or offer HDMI 2.0 update boards when HDMI 2.0 comes out shortly.
I had been purchasing Denon optical players for years until I got the Oppo 93 and really appreciated the bang for the buck. I just upgraded both of my players to the 103 and am thrilled with some of the improvements. I was trying to think of what manufacturer I would trust to make my next preamp/processor and I would definitely be interested in one made by Oppo if they decided to get into that business. I think they'd appreciate the need for plenty of inputs and outputs. They'd probably make the processor on it upgradeable as technology changes. I'm sure the sound would be nice and clean and it would probably be quite affordable compared to units made by others that would be in the same league.
To be clear, if Denon mad an AVP 2 - I'd buy one in a heartbeat. Denon has made little else in the last 5 years besides the AVP that really impresses me the way the AVP has. For that matter few companies have other than Oppo.
I had been purchasing Denon optical players for years until I got the Oppo 93 and really appreciated the bang for the buck. I just upgraded both of my players to the 103 and am thrilled with some of the improvements. I was trying to think of what manufacturer I would trust to make my next preamp/processor and I would definitely be interested in one made by Oppo if they decided to get into that business. I think they'd appreciate the need for plenty of inputs and outputs. They'd probably make the processor on it upgradeable as technology changes. I'm sure the sound would be nice and clean and it would probably be quite affordable compared to units made by others that would be in the same league.
To be clear, if Denon mad an AVP 2 - I'd buy one in a heartbeat. Denon has made little else in the last 5 years besides the AVP that really impresses me the way the AVP has. For that matter few companies have other than Oppo.