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In Reply to: RE: Oh, no, I bought an Oppo BDP-105D... posted by Harold T. on March 21, 2014 at 14:24:16
Yeah, I've been listening to it for nearly two weeks and I think it has definitely improved. I actually sometimes like the sound of it now. For the first time, I'm thinking I might keep it. If you have any specific setup suggestions, I'm all ears. I was pretty disappointed initially, but perhaps I'm getting used to it. My final decision point will be at the end of the month.
Best regards,
John Elison
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I have it set up simply for 2-channel audio using the ordinary RCA interconnects out. No TV is connected (I subsequently bought a small monitor for it which is only used to play DSD and PCM downloads); when I first tried setting it up, I disconnected it from the stereo and went back and forth to the TV, just plugging in the HDMI cable, till I finally got it right.
I can't emphasize how much different the sound was out of the box with the factory settings: it sounded like the average cheap 1990-era CD player. (I received it on a very cold day; I don't know whether that had any effect on the sound.) When I got the settings right, it *immediately* jumped forward in clarity etc. 25 years. I think it's getting even better with more break-in, but that's *much* less pronounced a difference.
I *think* the most significant settings are:
1. Disable the remote volume control; I use my preamp for that.
2. Leave the default speaker/crossover settings alone (at least if you're doing 2-channel).
3. On Setup/Playback Setup, select DVD-Audio and SACD as appropriate for you.
4. CRITICAL FOR ME: on Setup/Audio Format Setup, I use:
Secondary Audio Off (this may have been the game-changer)
HDMI Audio Off
Coax/Optical 192k (I don't use this connection)
SACD Output DSD (but I know PCM sounds good here too)
HDCD Decoding On
I used an Esoteric SA-10 for about 6 years before this on CD and SACD, and that was good but the Oppo is better. And hi-rez downloads, both DSD and 192 or 176 PCM are a revelation: I like them even better than good vinyl.
Best of luck.
Those setting adjustments you called out were helpful. My 105 is a Modwright so may differ from the stock unit settings.
The sound I get is worth every penny and my budget is modest.
Give the "Pure Audio" button a try if you have not already. It turns off the video section of the Oppo and shuts down the screen read out. In theory it's a good idea.
Also switch off "power saver" mode and use "quick start"( something like that?). It keeps the player at full power all the time while on.
I agree with your assessment of the Oppo, my 105 replaced a Sony SCD-1 and it really surprised me how good it was after it went through a full break in and was properly set up for, in my case, for 2CH audio only.
Thanks.
Alan
It sounds a little bit better. I'll make a firm decision by the end of the month, but I'm leaning toward keeping it.
There are a lot of things I don't particularly like about it, though. It seems to have a short drop-out on the first song of an album on the flash drive just about every time I begin playing an album from the flash drive. It doesn't remember that I've watched half a movie on DVD when I go back to the movie later. It doesn't turn my TV on automatically. It also doesn't change my TV back to TV after I've finished watching a movie and I turn off the Oppo. I have to do everything manually when it comes to switching inputs on my TV whereas my my cheap $80 Samsung Blu-Ray Player did everything I just mentioned completely automatically.
On the other hand, I'm beginning to get used to the Oppo's sonic signature and some things are beginning to sound good to me. Consequently, I might end up keeping it, but I don't need to make that decision until the end of the month.
Best regards,
John Elison
So that I can understand why you are keeping it.
Thanks.
Alan
I'm not keeping it because of its sonic signature. If I decide to keep it, and I'm now leaning in that direction, it will be in spite of its sonic signature. I'm becoming accustomed to its sonic signature and it doesn't bother me as much as it did when I first heard it. In fact, the more I listen, the more I'm discovering that some things actually sound pretty good when played on the Oppo.
The main reason I bought the Oppo was to consolidate all my digital audio and video components into one component while also adding SACD capability to my system. The Oppo BDP-105D does this very neatly. It replaces my DVD/Blu-Ray player, my CD player, my computer music server, and my DAC with one component that has balanced analog outputs. This is what I wanted. The Oppo BDP-105D allows me to remove all the clutter from on top of my fireplace mantel. You can see the difference in the following "before" and "after" pictures.
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