Official OPPO BDP-95 Owner's Thread - Page 342

Did you do double-blind tests with the 95 and 105?

No Sir I did not. if your on the fence I'm only suggesting a listen for yourself and then you can determine for yourself if its worth the difference of selling your 95 to obtain what I consider an increase in Fidelity, nothing more, nothing less, if you don't want to try it ! no loss as the 95 has proven and is worth its salt!

SACD over balanced cable on the 95 is some of the best sound I've had from my system. I really would love to see a double-blind test of the 95 and 105. The new features of the 105 don't really interest me except for the possible SACD playback improvements you mentioned. What specifically stood out for you in your listening to the 105's SACD playback in addition to your previous comments?

I ordered the rat movie just to see what Bob is talking about. I need to stop doing that sort of thing.

When I was playing Fifth Element BluRay and switching between deep color 36 and deep color off, I thought I could see better color. It may have been my imagination, though.

Instead of moving from the 95 to the 105, you should consider having the Modwright tube stage upgrade for 2 channel audio. The 95 with that upgrade puts it miles ahead of the 105.

The 95 is a truth teller of tonal neutrality for sacd through its balanced outs, what i primarily intently listened for on the 105 was what the 95 already did so well seperation and definition of strings , brass , piano and tympani strikes and how it decayed and the very placement of mostly classical and jazz. What I heard was a more solid image from all mentioned aspects without the loss of integrity ( pushing one or favoring one over the other) it maintained the harmonic structure but gave better clarity. Its start and finsh of its production of instruments was what I lied from the 95 but what stood out was a better upper midrange and upper bass which made the sound more complete , one wouldn't know it was missing on the 95 until you hear your music on the 105, I'm a heavy repeater of the music I listen to and keep some in rotation for months for there sheer enjoyment I find in them, which gives me an edge on listening and comparisons of gear, cables, speaker adjustments etc. For me in the end its as though I spent the difference for the sale of the 95 to get the 105, which could have been put towards mods if that's your thing ( which wasn't necessary on the 95) but I found an audible increase in the 105

 

How much did you sell the BDP-95 for?

 

On Audiogon it ranges from $500 - $900!!

The one I got off eBay last week was $800 plus shipping. It came will all the original accessories and was in like-new condition. The seller stated they were using a Marantz 9004 instead.

Yes, actually what I meant was that DVDs with the protection are only output at 480p over component, but backed up DVDs are upconverted to 1080i over component. The backed up BDs are also output at 1080i, but haven't checked standard BD yet.
If I got the HD Fury, then I could use the HDMI part of the Oppo with its benefits of video processing, and upconverting for regular DVDs as well.

Still, I would like to know why the BD discs I make with Sony Vegas can't be FF or Rew by the Oppo 95. I'm able to do that when the disc is played on my PC. I've tried them encoding with conventional BDMV AVC/MPEG4, and even regular MPEG2.
Edited by FAUguy - 2/19/13 at 11:32pm

I listed it for 750 and got it .

Hello everbody!

I would like to buy the Oppo 95 or the 105 model and I need some proposals regarding what kind of receiver I need for this player. If you can give some models or manufacturers I will appreciate it. It doesn`t matter if it`s a little expensive. Thank you!

 

I sent you a pm

I sent a reply.

^ Um guys, sending PM's doesn't require a post to make them work each time .

I know Sorry, no more PM posts

As a recent Oppo 95 owner, I'm using an Outlaw Audio 990 processor that I purchased 6 years ago. I have the Oppo's Stereo L/R RCA outs, and the Center, Surrounds, and Subs all connected to the 7.1 Analog input on the Outlaw 990. The thing is that I found out is that the 990 has to be set to "large" speakers and have the Oppo do the bass management. If I did the opposite and had the Oppo set to large, with the 990 set to small - then the 990 does A/D/A conversion to apply bass management. Naturally I don't want all that extra conversion done my the 990, hence having to set it to large, and doing the bass management in the Oppo.

Still, I may look at getting a different processor/preamp, as I'd like to make use of the balanced XLR outputs on the Oppo. The 990 only has RCA inputs, but does have balanced XLR outs that are connected to the Amp.

Thanks for the answer! I think your system sounds great but I need a 3D ready more recent receiver.

 

I use the Classé SSP-800 and it just pass through video. Actually I just send the video straight to the projector and the sound to the Classé division of labor :)

Unfortunately I did not have the chance to listen to the Classé yet but looking at their prices I think it sounds awesome.

Somebody selling the Oppo 95 with ISO reading capability and with multi region code free?

Ok thanks.

In case anyone is interested in a pristine condition oppo bdp-95 let me know. I am the original owner and purchased it directly from oppo for $1024. The unit is barely 2 yrs old and includes everything that came with it.

PM me with offers. I am located in zip code 49546

Bob,

Can't seem to find your link to the Ratatoui disc.

Mine arrived today and I'd like to give it a spin.

Might want to put it in your signature.

Here it is:

http://www.avsforum.com/t/1291855/official-oppo-bdp-93-owners-thread/5640#post_19915778

--Bob

Sorry to take this in a different direction, but a quick question (that I'm sure has been answered previously, but I'm having a hard time finding it thru the 340+ pages of this thread). I've been a 95 owner for quite a while now and dealt with the give-and-take of the ISO compatibility. I've ripped all my BD and DVD to ISO and I'd like to know what the best OPPO-compatible format/wrapper would be. I want to keep all the fidelity of the original recordings and I have DVDFab for ripping/converting software. Any suggestions?

The FAQ has the pros and cons of each container type: What are the alternatives to .iso files?

MKV is the best supported general container, but the -93/95 does not support hidef audio in MKV.

M2TS does, but has other drawbacks.

-Bill

As I've been using the Oppo 95 for a week now with my Outlaw 990 processor, I'm still wondering if there'd be a better pre-amp/processor to use, one that has balanced XLR Stereo inputs? The 990 only has XRL outs that are connected to the Amp.

One thing I'm not a fan of (now) on the 990 is the way it does bass management. When using the Oppo 95 with the Outlaw 990, and connected via the 7.1 analog, I've got the Oppo doing the bass management (small 60Hz), while the Outlaw is not doing bass management (large). But then when I use a digital input on the 990 from the cable box, I have to change the 990 to "small" so it does apply bass management. It's a bit of a hassle.
The reason I don't have the Oppo 95 set to large with the Oppo 990 set to small and doing the crossovers, is because the 990 does A/D/A conversion - which I don't want, so the signal is "clean" and unaltered from the Oppo.

Also, if I wanted to just use the 2ch Stereo CD input on the 990 (connected from the Oppo 95), I'd have to set the Oppo to large and Outlaw to "bypass", which would send full-range sound to the L/R front speakers and the sub, meaning I'd have to turn on the active crossover on the sub.

Reducing the signal chain by running XLR directly to an amp(s), bypassing a pre-amp/processor, can only help also.

My 95 is connected to my projector via component. Are you saying that if I backup my DVDs and then play them on my 95 that the 95 will upconvert them to 1080i? If so, what backup software do you recommend??