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In Reply to: RE: Compare Oppo 980H to BDP 83? posted by Alan A on May 23, 2009 at 22:36:17
I have done no analog comparisons. I am an HDMI guy. Superficially, it sounds slightly better, and I prefer DSD streaming over PCM to my AVP, as I did with my 980. But, I need to do a lot more listening. I have not tried CD's.There is every reason to believe that analog output in any mode, Mch or stereo, will sound significantly better than the 980. The DAC's, power supplies and other parts are significantly upgraded. For SACD stereo, the DAC's handle DSD directly without conversion to PCM, which was true in all prior Oppos. Early users attest to the performance improvement.
There are some slight bugs which I expect will be fixed soon via firmware. I hear some occasional soft pops with SACD, more in HDMI/DSD mode. Oppo is aware of it, and I expect resolution soon. Firmware upgrades are a snap, per AVS forum. DVA-A remains slightly problematical on some discs, but I have not tried it. Blu-ray movies have been perfect for me. Standard DVD upscaling is about as good as it gets.
Nice package, excellent user interface, top notch service and support, great company.
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