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In Reply to: RE: Oh, no, I bought an Oppo BDP-105D... posted by John Elison on March 11, 2014 at 15:29:53
You're doing a lot of complaining about a player that isn't broken-in yet. I got my 105 in November and it steadily improved until the following January. I didn't use a break-in disc, just played music, it immediately sounded better than the 83SE it replaced and in January I stopped using my Accuphase DP-75 to play CDs.
I suspect that the 105D is similar to the 105.
Now I primarily use it as a DAC and am quite pleased with the performance.
Be sure to press the 'Pure Audio" button on the remote before listening to music, it makes a difference.
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> You're doing a lot of complaining about a player that isn't broken-in yet.
> I got my 105 in November and it steadily improved until the following January.
Unfortunately, Oppo only gives me 30-days for break-in. I've got it playing the Ayre brown noise cut 24-hours a day. Well, maybe not quite. I also use the Oppo for movies and music some of the time, but I have my own DAC connected for accuracy and transparency. I'll check the Oppo's analog outputs again after it's got over 200-hours of break-in time.
> Now I primarily use it as a DAC and am quite pleased with the performance.
That was my intention. I bought it primarily to replace my music server and DAC in addition to adding an SACD capability to my system. Of course, it is also replacing my Blu-Ray disc player.
> Be sure to press the 'Pure Audio" button on the remote before listening to music, it makes a difference.
I have and I will continue to do so. However, I have not heard the slightest difference when pressing that button. I turn my TV off in addition to pressing the "Pure Audio" button.
Thanks,
John Elison
From your reply, I'm not sure how you are running the burn-in CD. You have to be using the analog outputs (XLR or RCA) when you are burning them in. It sounds like you are running a digital output to your other DAC and using the analog output from that.
I've been reading the other posts and your replies, and can say that my 24-bit 96 kHz recordings of LP's direct from the phono preamp to my ESI JuliaXTe sound card in balanced mode sound just like the turntable when played back on the 105.
I've got the unbalanced analog output connected to my Eximus DP1 DAC/preamp so I suppose it provides a load. I just leave the DP1's selector switch on its optical input.
Perhaps there is something wrong with my Oppo because it doesn't sound the same as vinyl with my 24/96 copies, which all sound the same as vinyl when played on my other digital components. The Oppo imparts a definite sonic signature that my other digital components do not.
Best regards,
John Elison
It seems to me, that to have a current into a load, you need to leave the preamp input on the analog while burning in, if current is much of a factor.
But, yeah, if the mfg. expects you to like the initial sound (within 30 days), then you better like it quickly or return.
My experience fits "thegage", below:
"In my experience break in never makes better something that you don't like the sound of initially, it only improves on aspects you already find positive."
The balanced outputs from the Oppo have been connected to AUX 2 of my Pass Labs X1 control preamplifier since I installed the Oppo. My Pass Labs X1 input selector has been position to AUX 2 the entire time and the X1 has been on for eleven years; it doesn't have an off switch. I simply disconnected the X1 from my power amplifier and connected the Eximus DP1 DAC/Preamp to the amplifier. Then I connected the unbalanced analog outputs from the Oppo to the analog input on the Eximus DP1 and I also connected the optical output from the Oppo to the optical digital input on the Eximus DP1. The volume control on the Oppo is fixed to 100% and I use the volume control on the Eximus DP1 when playing music.
The Oppo might be sounding a little better or else I might be getting used to it. We'll see how it goes.
Best regards,
John Elison
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