Official OPPO BDP-95 Owner's Thread - Page 173

Originally Posted by MovieGuruJeff


To be honest you say that one should not let anything be colored as to be an absolute. But many times you have posted about the DACs in your processor as being far superior to those in the 95. Many others here have posted their opinions that the SQ of the 95 is better than their high-end processors and CD/DVD/Bluray players. To me it seems that you disregard those opinions basically contradicting what you are saying above.



I would have to say this is a "colored" opinion. Why would Oppo ever say that the 95 is better than the DACs in your processor? The many positive professional and owner reviews speak for themselves.



I disagree that the 95 is a modest player at best. So if Krell, Merdian or Theta makes a bluray player that automatically means it will be better than the 95? Again you seem hung up on the company name and cost not the qualities of a specific product itself.


I have read several posts from Marantz bluray owners commenting that they feel the 95 is the better player and is now their go to player.



Really? You seem to be pushing the fact that the DACs in your Arcam processor are the best thing since sliced bread. So you are saying that you are not biased towards Arcam processors? Or is it the other option.



It might be true to you but it really is just your opinion and certainly not fact. I would believe Oppo knows the capability of their players and does not need to make any claims either way. Again the number of very positive reviews speak for themselves.



I feel the build qality of the 95 is excellent and I use a Harmony remote so no issues there either.



I think the constant in many of your posts are that you mention high-end and cost as absolutes. If you have the 95 just for 3D bluray viewing then you could have spent much less and bought the 93.

Bill

Originally Posted by Bill Mac


WOW, talk about your "fanboy" reaction here. By the way you talk and a few others here, all you do is state the 95 is the best thing ever for a mere $1,000 which is fine because that is YOUR opinion. But in so doing all it does is make this thread sound like one big infomercial for the Oppo unit. Also, I never stated anyone's opinion is "not valid". Only that "I" know things as fact and disagree with most here about the Oppo 95 and it's $1,000 beats anything, don't you dare challenge else or say anything negative views. I have my views and others have theirs, end of discussion there.

What you state above is INFERENCE, not exact quotes. I never said my Arcam was an absolute like you do with the Oppo. Only that "I" do not believe that to be the case, many high-end dealers would say the same of any high-end processor and that Oppo would never make such outlandish claims either. No where did I state it was strictly compared to the Arcam, only that every $7,000+ processor will blow away a cheap $1,000 unit any day period.

I believe in my last post I said I hope you enjoy your Oppo 95, but that "I" feel like it is very modest at best, had several issues and would want to upgrade to a high-end model when one comes out from a different manufacturer like Krell, Arcam, Classe, Theta, etc. Yes, I own the Oppo 95 for just 3D blu-ray and while I could've gone with the 93 for less for just the video, it was not the best which is what I want. Also, I have no stock in or make no money from Oppo in any way so while I own one, one should feel free to speak their OWN views.

Enjoy your 95, I will for now, until at least something better comes along for 3D blu-ray.

Originally Posted by MovieGuruJeff


Just how did you come to these factual conclusions? You seem only to state that the $7000 processors are better than the cheap $1000 Oppo. To be fair what where your observations ( some details please) To thin of a sounding player to warm, bright, lean ect...And is this from sacd playback or CD or via usb. How long have you had your 95? I ask to get a better idea of your opinion of the 95 as to how you arrived at your conclusion.For me personaly and for many here Oppo will succeed for this reason alone," Respect is earned and not given" The folks around here are a hard crowed to please myself included, As the owner of one of the first batch of 95's ( no I'm nota beta tester) This thing continues to give me sheer musical enjoyment at yes, "Hi end levels of playback" and that point can't be stressed enough

Originally Posted by airman23

Hello all. for the last 3 weeks I've been researching some audio/video upgrades. Believe it or not I was totally ignorant of Dolby True HD and DTS HD Master audio and I consider myself an audiophile. So I've set to work the get up to date immediately, i wanted to get an upgrade for my Pioneer VSX-1015TX-K receiver http://www.pioneerelectronics.com/PU...ers/VSX-1015TX. The VSX-1015-K was sitting in my garage for almost 5 years, I brought it brand new in 2006 when I was working phoenix but I moved back to Los Angeles after only six months and I didn't use it, I just used my older Pioneer VSX-D409. However I got interested in HD audio and the VSX-1015-k supports DTS 96/24 so I broke it out of the garage. The receiver was in brand new condition. But then I heard about Dolby True HD and DTS HD Master audio but they require a receiver with an HDMI connection and the VSX-1015 does not support HDMI so i began to research the current generation of HDMI receiver's and decided to get the Yamaha RX-A2000 http://usa.yamaha.com/products/audio..._u/?mode=model principally because of it's HQV video processor which I wanted to upscale my older SD video sources to HDMI resolution . However my PS3 is the older 80gb fat model and I found out that it will not bitstream Dolby True HD or DTS HD MA. Instead it will have to use LPCM to decode and send via HDMI to the receiver which will work but I want I more complete solution so I started researching Blu-Ray players. I was going to just get a cheap Samsung Blu-Ray player off of ebay and settle for that with the Yamaha RX-A2000 but I came across the Oppo Blu-Ray player and became obcessed with it. At first I was looking at the Oppo BDP-93 but I started to get interested in the BDP-95 with it's superior ESS Saber DACS so now I want it but I've already ordered the Yamaha RX-A2000. I'm thinking that I should RMA the Yamaha RX-2000 which will arrive on Monday and get the Oppo BDP-95 instead, let the BDP-95's DACS do the D/A conversion and hook it up to the 5.1 multichannel imputs on my Pioneer VSX-1015TX which means that I won't have to rip my current receiver out and install the Yamaha and just hook in the BDP-95. So what do you think of this idea. I know the Yamaha RX-A2000 is a better reciever than the older Pioneer VSX-1015TX but the Pioneer is practically brand new inspite of being in the box for 5 years and the Oppo BDP-95 ESS Saber32 Reference ES9018 DACS are clearly superior to the Burr Brown PCM 1781 and 1784 DACS in the Yamaha. Would the Yamaha give better sound quality via it's multichannel inputs over the Pioneer? The Yamaha has an HD radio tuner but i can get a outboard tuner for the Pioneer to use. Let me know what you think of this idea. Your prompt replies will be appreaciated.

WOW, talk about your "fanboy" reaction here. By the way you talk and a few others here, all you do is state the 95 is the best thing ever for a mere $1,000 which is fine because that is YOUR opinion.

But in so doing all it does is make this thread sound like one big infomercial for the Oppo unit. Also, I never stated anyone's opinion is "not valid". Only that "I" know things as fact and disagree with most here about the Oppo 95 and it's $1,000 beats anything, don't you dare challenge else or say anything negative views. I have my views and others have theirs, end of discussion there.

What you state above is INFERENCE, not exact quotes. I never said my Arcam was an absolute like you do with the Oppo. Only that "I" do not believe that to be the case, many high-end dealers would say the same of any high-end processor and that Oppo would never make such outlandish claims either. No where did I state it was strictly compared to the Arcam, only that every $7,000+ processor will blow away a cheap $1,000 unit any day period.

Originally Posted by MovieGuruJeff

I understand what you mean as I would never use DACs in a transport like the Oppo 95 in mine because of MUCH better ones in my processor. You would have to get into the really expensive players like you mentioned for better DACs than what a $7,000 plus processor would give you.

Originally Posted by MovieGuruJeff

I own both and that is a FACT that is true. No one can honestly say a cheap $1,000 product is going to come anywhere close to the audio quality of a $7,000+ product

Originally Posted by USAFChief

I think the important thing to consider is your overall budget/goals and the quality of the 5.1 inputs. To get going, I'd start with the 1015TX if it does a reasonable job of analogue bypass (does not re digitize the signal). Frees up more cash for player/speakers. Then you also have amplification to consider. Not sure what the specs of either look like. If signal does not stay pure in the 1015TX, you may not really benefit from the 95's DACs and you've not gained much with that combo...the 93 may be the better player for your needs then. Also, need to consider the speakers...not sure where you stand with those, but that's a big part of the equation too. Your money may be better spent on quality speakers 1st, or again you may not immediately realize the extra AQ from the 95.

Some more food for thought. If I was starting from scratch, I'd visit Audiogon...some great deals on quality equipment. For example, you can pick up a used Oppo 83SE for $650...not much of a compromise from the 95. Leaves $350 for some nice headphones/amplification/speakers.

Originally Posted by JazzGuyy

If you are using HDMI only, the 95 makes no sense because, as you surmised, you would not be using the Sabre DACs but the DACs on whatever receiver, processor or DAC you are connected to. The 95 is aimed at those who are looking to use an older processor or receiver without HDMI or to improve on the DAC performance in their current receiver or processor that supports analog without having to upgrade to a new and more expensive one. If these cases don't describe your situation, you should stick with the 93. Hooking up to an 11.2 system would require an appropriate receiver or processor with HDMI that supported 11.2 or whatever. The analog outs on the 95 are strictly limited to 5.1 and 7.1 setups.

Originally Posted by lanping09

Don't forget the "Direct Play" function added for DVD-A.

Originally Posted by neutron77


This works, but how is this really a useful shortcut?

For example, my typical DVD-A might have an initial menu (to select a specific group) ... press ENTER to select the default (first) group.
Then the next menu appears (the track-list of the first group) and press ENTER to start playback of the first track in Group 1 ...

So the "Direct Play" is also 2 key hits: STOP and PLAY ... to start playback of track 1 of group 1. Am I missing something?

Originally Posted by Kraton

Is it possible to uninstall the firmware for the EU model?

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Originally Posted by kucharsk

I hate to ask again, but Kai, or anyone else here, have you been able to compare the sound of the 95 to the SACD and DVD-A performance of the Denon 3930CI (analog outs only, not Denon Link.)

Originally Posted by Bob Pariseau

Direct Play of the first group can be used without needing a display turned on to see the disc's menu.
--Bob

Originally Posted by Neuromancer

You are assuming that the disc defaults to PLAY as the first item in the Top Menu. Not all discs do. For this reason it was necessary to have the player connected to some display or another so you could navigate the menus.

The Direct Play for DVD-Audio now loads the first Group, regardless of the authoring method used for the DVD-Audio. In most cases the first Group is the first track.

Originally Posted by Neuromancer

Yes. Contact OPPO-Bluray.co.uk for the links to the previous firmware release. The EU model does not have Netflix so the firmware can be reverted to a previous release.