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After living more than a week with the OPPO 83, I must say I am pretty satisfy with the performance.
In terms of video, I am using a Panny AE3000 projector and the OPPO 83 does performance better than my PS3 especially on shadow details. In terms of CD and SACD quality using the dedicated 2 channel output, it is performing well for its price point.
But I notice a behaviour which may not be favourable for some audiophiles (which I believe to be very few) that have to rely on the dedicated stereo output. For those blu ray disc that has only multi-channel sound track (like the Transformer), the volume of the down mix is substantially lower than CD and SACD. (Also note that I have the volume on the OPPO player set to 100%)
For systems that are specifically designed to have low gain (as in my case) where the gain of the pre-amp is no more than 4 to 5, I have to turn the volume right up to the position of 3 o'clock or beyond and still not achieve the reuqired volume. (Fortunately I resolve this as I have separate HDMI AV receiver and the OPPO works very well with it - obviously not using the dedicated 2 channel output).
I realise especially in the DIY community and some niche audiophile equipment on the market where they design their stuff (stereo only) with low gain pre-amp, this player may not be a good match for those system.
I have informed the OPPO support on this and they viewed this as normal behaviour with the downmix being lowered volume.
Alan
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