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I'm in the process of researching a HT upgrade project. I am going to continue with my current Panasonic 1080p panel & upgrade the rest.
I've landed on the Integra 9.9 (AVR or pre/pro TBD) & am looking for impressions from the forum about mating the 9.9 to a 'universal' player. 'Universal' to me means at least BD, std. DVD, SACD, std. CD & DVD-audio.
I'm currently considering the new Oppo HD player or just using a PS3 (for the added bonus of the occasional TW golf session). I'm trying to keep the absolute # of components to a min. b/c of space constraints, so a single disc player solution is attractive to me.
I've read great reviews on the Oppo, and am curious to know how much I would be giving up by using the PS3 via HDMI to the Integra for both audio & video.
For example, I've read that the PS3 outputs 'soft' std. def DVDs, but would the Integra upconversion processing cancel out any differences in a source player?
Similarly, are there any opinions about performance between the proposed source players on the audio side in regards to sending through a 'pure' audio signal for the Integra's DAC's to process?
Thanks in advance for the education!
I've landed on the Integra 9.9 (AVR or pre/pro TBD) & am looking for impressions from the forum about mating the 9.9 to a 'universal' player. 'Universal' to me means at least BD, std. DVD, SACD, std. CD & DVD-audio.
I'm currently considering the new Oppo HD player or just using a PS3 (for the added bonus of the occasional TW golf session). I'm trying to keep the absolute # of components to a min. b/c of space constraints, so a single disc player solution is attractive to me.
I've read great reviews on the Oppo, and am curious to know how much I would be giving up by using the PS3 via HDMI to the Integra for both audio & video.
For example, I've read that the PS3 outputs 'soft' std. def DVDs, but would the Integra upconversion processing cancel out any differences in a source player?
Similarly, are there any opinions about performance between the proposed source players on the audio side in regards to sending through a 'pure' audio signal for the Integra's DAC's to process?
Thanks in advance for the education!