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In Reply to: RE: Oh no, I need a new player! posted by Mr_bill2 on March 03, 2014 at 10:16:25
The great thing about the Oppo BDP-105 is that you can use it as a music server, too. You can plug in a USB hard-drive full of digital music files. I haven't pulled the trigger yet, but I'm planning to buy an Oppo BDP-105 to replace my Blu-Ray player, CD player and my computer music server in addition to adding an SACD capability that I've never had.
Best regards,
John Elson
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I'm not into computer audio but, if possible, will seek to rip any hi-res discs to a hard drive. I think CD transports will be around much longer than SACD ones...
big j.
"... only a very few individuals understand as yet that personal salvation is a contradiction in terms."
I'm having trouble getting the music server aspect of the BDP105D working. It requires sensible software as a media server on the PC. What are you using? Surely not Windows Media Player?
Dave
Mezzmo. Foobar has a very basic, configurable interface and can play pretty much any file type. Ya gotta invest some time learning/configuring it.
Mezzmo has a *very* slick, user-friendly interface and is a very nice piece of software. At $30, it certainly doesn't break the bank...
-RW-
I really like this conceptually, will need to read up on this. The price certainly warrants the time spent. Thx!
I don't own a BDP-105, but I have read posts here in the Asylum that claim you can connect a hard drive containing PCM music files (or even DSD music files) and it will display them on your HDTV so they can be played using the BDP-105 remote control. I would imagine all this is explained in your manual.
I understand you can also connect a computer music server and use the BDP-105 as a DAC to play music files being streamed by software such as Foobar2000 or JRiver. I've never read anything about using Windows Media Player, though. Again, I don't own a BDP-105 yet, but I'm planning on buying one. My desire is to do away with my computer music server and simply connect my hard drive directly to the BDP-105.
Best regards,
John Elison
Oppo recommends oShare, which is freeware that is easily located via Google. The latest version will send DSD64, DSD, hi-rez FLAC and WAV, mp3 files, and what have you. It sends the files without transcoding them. Oppo will send DSD files to your AVR either as DSD or PCM. It will of course output any file it receives as analog on your 105, if you like. If you have trouble, Oppo has excellent tech support.
I use oShare all the time. On my system, there is a bug where the "return" button it will sometimes make the software jump back up to the list of installed media servers on my PC instead of going up a level in my folder structure. Other people haven't reported it.
If you want to pay $50, a lot of people like JRiver Media Center, which I haven't tried.
Hmmm! Tried the Source Forge download and it appears infected. Any reliable sources for oShare?
Dave
I just ordered an Oppo BDP-105D. Presently, I am using Foobar2000 streaming software on a computer music server into an April Music Eximus DP1 DAC. However, when I get the Oppo BDP-105D, I won't need the music server because I intend plug my USB hard drive directly into the BDP-105D and get rid of my computer music server and my Eximus DP1 DAC.
I'll let you know how I like it when I get it setup. I imagine it will be about a week from now since I just ordered it from Oppo today. Below is a picture of my present setup with my HAL MS-1 music server.
Best regards,
John Elison
Ditching the, computer is going to be the trend going forward. Plugging a drive into a high quality file player is going to be king. Using a Mac or Windows machine or one of these stripped Frankenstein computers and playback software and a USB DAC is ever so clunky.File players and alternatively Ethernet are going to rule the roost.
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Agreed - the ease with which the Oppo reads music from the USB i/p is impressive. Connecting to the PC, whilst possible, is remarkably difficult. A NAS box is the way forward.
Dave
The storage advantages and ease of portability of the USB have mind boggling possibilities to the world of audio/video reproduction so it seems, assuming hi rez files are able to be read correctly.
Yeah, it looks like examples of the Oppo 105 types w/ USB connectivity is the way to go.
Nice feedback to all that contributed.
Thanks everyone,
Bill
Yes, I didn't mention that but the music server thing is really appealing. A game changer as far as I'm concerned in hi-end digital playback systems. I agree.
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