Official OPPO BDP-95 Owner's Thread - Page 93

Originally Posted by WestCoastD

sorry, this should get you to their SHM-SACD listings:
http://store.acousticsounds.com/c/36...le_Layer_SACDs

Originally Posted by dart383

Try this one!!

http://store.acousticsounds.com/c/36...le_Layer_SACDs

John

Originally Posted by wse

Here is a list of new features I would like to see in the next Oppo BDP-100

Software:
- Support Airplay
- Supports iPod touch, iPad, iPhone through the USB so we can use those magnificent DACs
- Support Metadata for FLAC

Hardware:
Please eliminate the plastic
- Better construction like the Esoteric RZ1 using copper or aluminium
- Aluminum loading tray or Slot loading disks
- Dedicated laser for SACD/CD

We should compile a list and email it to Oppo

Originally Posted by audiofan1

hmm! How much would you pay for it? I hope the 95 is last player i'll ever need:d

Originally Posted by rlh2173

I am skeptical of the superior sound claim myself, but I will listen to one of these for myself out of curiosity.

Originally Posted by ron12n

With such claims, I find it useful to apply basic engineering reasoning. In this case, all claimed advantages pertain to analog aspects of the digital signal. This implies (though not actually claimed) that the technology reduces error rate. If that's the case, there should be 0 (that's zero) advantage over conventional CDs/SACDs that already have zero errors after CRC application (as many do). I wish I could afford to test everything for myself, but where I am doubtful of a result, I'd rather not blow 50 bucks on an SACD, just to prove that my doubts were justified. YMMV.-- Ron

Originally Posted by iove

AIX or Avia? Which should I use to set speaker channel levels in my receiver? I recalibrate yesterday using the AIX and noticed different trim levels compared to Avia. Using the AIX (DD5.1;not PCM), I'm getting more information from the surrounds than what I am used to. FYI: I'm using a Galaxy CM-140 meter with C-Weighting and in slow.

Originally Posted by Esteban Medaglia

I've been experimenting (and immensely enjoying) the Oppo's front panel USB input, with various high-resolution downloads (24/96, 24/192, etc) and also with plain old regular rips of my own CD's, some of them as WAV files and some as FLAC. Even 320 kbps files sound terrific this way! What they say about the absence of a spinning drive and a disc transport mechanism is true: the sound simply "flows" in a much more natural, definitely much more enjoyable and relaxing manner. Listening to Alan Silvestri's "Beowulf" soundtrack (in lossy 320 kbps mp3 format!) was quite shockingly GOOD, with effortless dynamics, razor-sharp focus and imaging, and lots of details everywhere.

And my set-up is nothing extraordinary by any means:

- Oppo 95 (source for CD's, SACD's, BD's and DVD's)
- Marantz SR-5005 receiver (amplification, and also USB source for regular 44/16 files, to avoid one additional interconnect step)
- Sonus Faber Toy Tower speakers.
- Emotiva cables (analog)
- Audioquest Type 4 (speaker cables)
- PS Audio Duet (power conditioner)
- Pangea Power Cords
- Assorted HDMI cables.

Using the above equipment, I am astounded at the level of quality I am getting via a relatively simple, semi-affordable and straightforward set-up. I have to admit that now, after discovering USB-based playback (yes, I am aware I am late to the game), there really is no turning back for me. This is, quite simply, a whole new universe. And what is even better: this set-up is now making me re-discover my entire music collection all over again, including 100 gigs worth of downloaded music that I never really sat down to enjoy due to my previous computer-based audio limitations.

I also compared the quality of a standard CD played back via the Oppo, vs. the data from the exact same CD ripped to my PC as WAV files and then played back from an 8 gig USB stick. Again, same content, but the sound was evidently "smoother" and more natural coming from the USB drive.

Using an external Toshiba USB 500 gigs portable drive (with NO power source of its own), my luck was not that great. Specially with high-res files, the disc would skip and stutter from time to time, plus the "spinning" noise coming from the drive was distracting. I suppose this being a regular rotating and spinning hard-drive, the transfer rate is not as smooth and effortless as with an USB stick. Obviously, the problem with an USB stick is that anything larger than 32 gigs will cost you and arm and a leg (for now).

So, my question is, does anybody have any specific brand and model of a good-quality external USB drive that's, say, around 1 TB or so (meaning that I won't have to swap a million smaller USB drives back and forth), and that has a great data transfer rate, doesn't skip, and that has also been proved to work great alongside the Oppo? Would a drive with its own power supply make a difference?

Do you guys even have a similar set-up?

Thanks in advance for any suggestions.

Originally Posted by neutron77

Not being a core audiophile, (but a Physicist, musician and an electronic circuit builder for over 40 years) I'd like to know if there is really anthing to this "burn in" thing for solid-state audio devices. Is that based on any solid foundation? or is that just a feeling based on "my ears are getting used to the breathless sound stage that is the BDP=95" :-) ??

Originally Posted by iove

AIX or Avia?

Which should I use to set speaker channel levels in my receiver? I recalibrated yesterday using the AIX and noticed different trim levels compared to Avia. Using the AIX (DD5.1;not PCM), I'm getting more information from the surrounds than what I am used to.

FYI: I'm using a Galaxy CM-140 meter with C-Weighting and in slow.

Originally Posted by wse

After over a 150 hours of listening and watching movies I can only say thank you Oppo outstanding player.

I also love listening to SACD in two Channels with XLR Connection as well as SCAD multichannel 5.1.

My 7.2 system for those of you who might wonder if I can hear a difference between good and outstanding

Originally Posted by wse

$60 per disc too rich for my blood

Originally Posted by wse

Classé CA-M600 to drive L&R

Originally Posted by Bob Pariseau

I recommend using AIX. I believe there are some known problems in the original Avia. I'm not sure about the 2nd edition. I use the audio disc from the Avia Pro set, but that's no longer in print.
--Bob

Originally Posted by ron12n

With such claims, I find it useful to apply basic engineering reasoning.
In this case, all claimed advantages pertain to analog aspects of the
digital signal. This implies (though not actually claimed) that the
technology reduces error rate. If that's the case, there should be 0
(that's zero) advantage over conventional CDs/SACDs that already
have zero errors after CRC application (as many do).

I wish I could afford to test everything for myself, but where I am
doubtful of a result, I'd rather not blow 50 bucks on an SACD, just
to prove that my doubts were justified. YMMV.

-- Ron

Originally Posted by wse

AIX Blu Ray I assume ?

Originally Posted by wse

$60 per disc too rich for my blood

http://store.acousticsounds.com/c/36...le_Layer_SACDs

Originally Posted by WestCoastD

this is good, thanks. Nice system you have there.......



$14000.00 pair retail

Originally Posted by Bob Pariseau

I recommend using AIX.

I believe there are some known problems in the original Avia. I'm not sure about the 2nd edition. I use the audio disc from the Avia Pro set, but that's no longer in print.
--Bob

Originally Posted by neutron77

My question was specifically about solid-state electronics and not speakers. However I have heard that large filtering caps take some time to form properly but I doubt very much if that has any effect on sound, unless perhaps you are listening to very loud music or large transients. hmmm maybe you DO have to be a P.EE to separate the fact from balony!
However a wise person once told me that he knew MANY highly educated people who were just plain dumb!

Software:
- Support Airplay
- Supports iPod touch, iPad, iPhone through the USB so we can use those magnificent DACs
- Support Metadata for FLAC

Originally Posted by ron12n

I am using a Western Digital 2TB drive model WD2002FAEX that
I put into a Rosewill model RX-358-S SLV R case. The drive was
expensive (about $165), because I won't buy any HDD that
comes with less than 5 years warranty. The case was $28 on
sale. Of course, you can get a ready made no name external
HDD for about $100.

The Rosewill case supports both eSata (that I connected to the
BDP-95) and USB (that I connected , separately, to a PC). I
checked the drive with both music and video, of various
formats, that the BDP-95 had no trouble recognizing, displaying
and playing. As far as I could tell, PQ and SQ were the same as
from the original discs.

-- Ron

Originally Posted by haverbach

Question: Music From USB

I currently own a Marantz 7003 receiver, which has a front panel USB input. I also own an Oppo-83SE.

I’ve ripped a number of (standard, redbook) audio CDs to my computer, all in uncompressed “WAV” format. I have copied some to USB thumb drive.

Plugging the USB into the Marantz receiver, the “WAV” files play as expected. Plugging the USB into the Oppo-83SE, the files DO NOT play. I’ve recently learned that that is normal: the Oppo-83SE does not recognize “WAV” files.

Yesterday I downloaded a sample high-resolution (24-bit/176.4-kHz) audio file from the Reference Recordings website. It was in “WAV” format; I copied it to a USB thumb drive. When plugged into the front panel of my Marantz receiver, that file would NOT play. Does that surprise anyone? Could my Marantz receiver’s USB input be limited to standard 16-bit CD files?

Now the question that you expected in the first place: Do I understand correctly that if I upgrade to the Oppo-95, it will recognize ALL “WAV” format files, whether redbook 16-bit or high-resolution 24-bit/96-kHz, 24-bit/176.4-kHz, 24-bit/192-kHz (and I emphasize the 24/176.4)?

Thank you,

Howard

Originally Posted by Axatax

Please, none of this nonsense.

I want a Blu-Ray player and not a PC. I would have paid **more** for a version of the -95 without the streaming, USB, SATA, WiFi, etc. and all of the computer stuff.