Unlike Dave Pogue, I don't have an additional $2500 to make this thing listenable. I guess I didn't realize just how good my system sounded until I installed the Oppo BDP-105D in place of my music server and DAC. This thing is truly mid-fi at best. I bought it because it has balanced outputs and I thought it could replace my computer music server and DAC in addition to providing an SACD capability that I've never had. Unfortunately, its analog output stage is nowhere near as good as anything I've had in my system in many years. Either that or its internal DAC is not very good. At any rate, I cannot tolerate the downgrade in fidelity it provides so I've connected its digital output to my April Music Eximus DP1 DAC in order to get back to a listenable system again. The Eximus DP1 brings back the high fidelity but only with PCM digital. Unfortunately, it does not decode DSD or SACD. I borrowed a number of SACDs in anticipation of the Oppo BDP-105D's arrival, but they don't even sound as good as playing their PCM layer in an ordinary CD player. Oh, well. Live and learn!
Best regards,
John Elison
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Topic - Oh, no, I bought an Oppo BDP-105D... - John Elison 15:29:53 03/11/14 (102)
- RE: Oh, no, I bought an Oppo BDP-105D... - Harold T. 14:24:16 03/21/14 (8)
- RE: Oh, no, I bought an Oppo BDP-105D... - John Elison 15:17:44 03/21/14 (7)
- RE: Oh, no, I bought an Oppo BDP-105D... - Harold T. 05:48:50 03/24/14 (2)
- Thanks Harold - Mossback 21:10:50 03/29/14 (0)
- RE: Oh, no, I bought an Oppo BDP-105D... - Mr_bill2 08:20:08 03/24/14 (0)
- It is time to give your update review! - akltam 20:50:19 03/21/14 (3)
- I thought I just gave an update... - John Elison 21:34:09 03/21/14 (2)
- Describe the OPPO Signature you mentioned. - akltam 08:43:03 03/22/14 (1)
- RE: Describe the OPPO Signature you mentioned. - John Elison 16:48:42 03/22/14 (0)
- RE: Oh, no, I bought an Oppo BDP-105D... - DaveJT 11:15:51 03/13/14 (5)
- RE: Oh, no, I bought an Oppo BDP-105D... - John Elison 11:38:00 03/13/14 (4)
- RE: Oh, no, I bought an Oppo BDP-105D... - DaveJT 18:08:02 03/13/14 (3)
- RE: Oh, no, I bought an Oppo BDP-105D... - John Elison 18:18:56 03/13/14 (2)
- Optical input wrong? - sbrians 13:51:09 03/14/14 (1)
- RE: Optical input wrong? - John Elison 14:08:01 03/14/14 (0)
- RE: Oh, no, I bought an Oppo BDP-105D... - dbphd 10:42:55 03/13/14 (0)
- What They Said - Awe-d-o-file 16:39:28 03/12/14 (0)
- RE: You're Not Alone - thegage 11:42:55 03/12/14 (4)
- And it's safe to say... - rlw 06:23:40 03/14/14 (3)
- RE: No, it's not. - thegage 07:22:15 03/14/14 (2)
- RE: No, it's not. - John Elison 10:20:06 03/14/14 (1)
- RE: Oppo 83 - thegage 17:09:08 03/14/14 (0)
- RE: Oh, no, I bought an Oppo BDP-105D... - akltam 09:08:48 03/12/14 (4)
- RE: Oh, no, I bought an Oppo BDP-105D... - John Elison 09:34:13 03/12/14 (3)
- Yeah, they like to be able to make payroll every month... - rlw 06:28:05 03/14/14 (1)
- RE: Yeah, they like to be able to make payroll every month... - John Elison 11:16:50 03/14/14 (0)
- RE: Oh, no, I bought an Oppo BDP-105D... - Mel 10:07:59 03/12/14 (0)
- RE: Oh, no, I bought an Oppo BDP-105D... - Mel 08:47:59 03/12/14 (10)
- Agree... - TWR 09:32:51 03/12/14 (8)
- How can anyone Sell a product that doesn't sound good right away? nt - oldmkvi 09:57:47 03/13/14 (3)
- RE: Yes, and regarding break in... - thegage 07:35:11 03/14/14 (2)
- RE: Yes, and regarding break in... - John Elison 11:05:59 03/14/14 (1)
- RE: I think you are correct... - thegage 17:13:14 03/14/14 (0)
- RE: Agree... - John Elison 09:41:12 03/12/14 (3)
- RE: Agree... - Mel 09:58:33 03/12/14 (1)
- RE: Agree... - John Elison 13:07:18 03/12/14 (0)
- RE: Agree... - TWR 09:53:24 03/12/14 (0)
- RE: Oh, no, I bought an Oppo BDP-105D... - John Elison 09:31:13 03/12/14 (0)
- Folks asking about the D designation... - rlw 06:40:23 03/12/14 (0)
- RE: Oh, no, I bought an Oppo BDP-105D... - DKC1 21:59:22 03/11/14 (1)
- And they are correct... - rlw 06:19:36 03/14/14 (0)
- That is what the 30 day return policy is for - G Squared 20:40:02 03/11/14 (23)
- RE: That is what the 30 day return policy is for - John Elison 20:52:35 03/11/14 (22)
- At least you can - G Squared 14:12:17 03/12/14 (21)
- RE: At least you can - John Elison 14:50:22 03/12/14 (20)
- RE: Something is Wrong Here! - Mel 20:34:30 03/12/14 (19)
- RE: Something is Wrong Here! - John Elison 20:47:17 03/12/14 (18)
- RE: Something is Wrong Here! - jbufka2 18:19:09 03/13/14 (0)
- It looks like your reference DAC is NOS? - sbrians 13:22:56 03/13/14 (3)
- RE: It looks like your reference DAC is NOS? - John Elison 16:12:44 03/13/14 (2)
- Yes - sbrians 17:59:33 03/13/14 (1)
- Well, if that is the case... - John Elison 18:08:22 03/13/14 (0)
- RE: Something is Wrong Here! - Mel 07:04:26 03/13/14 (2)
- RE: Something is Wrong Here! - John Elison 10:14:13 03/13/14 (1)
- OMG... - Mr_bill2 10:59:51 03/13/14 (0)
- Send it back, John - Dave Pogue 05:30:10 03/13/14 (9)
- I agee with Dave... - rlw 06:40:33 03/14/14 (4)
- RE: I agee with Dave... - John Elison 11:27:09 03/14/14 (3)
- RE: I agee with Dave... - Mr_bill2 11:58:13 03/14/14 (2)
- The Oppo 105, as reviewed in TNT UK by Maarten van Casteren - Mr_bill2 13:02:54 03/14/14 (1)
- tweak in review question - sjg 13:59:16 03/18/14 (0)
- I'm going to break it in first... - John Elison 10:46:50 03/13/14 (3)
- RE: I'm going to break it in first... - Dave Pogue 11:18:31 03/13/14 (2)
- RE: I'm going to break it in first... - John Elison 12:09:30 03/13/14 (1)
- Goodbye John, - Dave Pogue 12:48:01 03/13/14 (0)
- Before you sink $2500 into mods on the Oppo....... - sleeper 19:21:23 03/11/14 (7)
- I have no intention of sinking $2500 into mods.... - John Elison 20:57:54 03/11/14 (6)
- RE: I have no intention of sinking $2500 into mods.... - Mr_bill2 05:44:40 03/12/14 (4)
- RE: I have no intention of sinking $2500 into mods.... - John Elison 09:10:50 03/12/14 (3)
- RE: I have no intention of sinking $2500 into mods.... - Mr_bill2 10:21:00 03/12/14 (2)
- RE: I have no intention of sinking $2500 into mods.... - jkm 10:57:55 03/13/14 (1)
- RE: I have no intention of sinking $2500 into mods.... - John Elison 12:14:51 03/13/14 (0)
- Great! You are risk free with the Oppo. NT - sleeper 21:53:00 03/11/14 (0)
- Dun worry, you're not the only wan - jeromelang 17:45:22 03/11/14 (0)
- RE: Oh, no, I bought an Oppo BDP-105D... - Mr_bill2 17:31:11 03/11/14 (3)
- RE: Oh, no, I bought an Oppo BDP-105D... - John Elison 17:45:28 03/11/14 (2)
- RE: Oh, no, I bought an Oppo BDP-105D... - Mr_bill2 17:57:01 03/11/14 (1)
- RE: Oh, no, I bought an Oppo BDP-105D... - John Elison 18:44:25 03/11/14 (0)
- Sorry about that, John. - Dave Pogue 16:39:15 03/11/14 (15)
- RE: Sorry about that, John. - John Elison 17:22:22 03/11/14 (14)
- As you say ... - Dave Pogue 17:39:39 03/11/14 (13)
- RE: As you say ... - John Elison 12:59:29 03/12/14 (5)
- I use Track 8 from the Sheffield/XLO Test & Burn-in CD - Dave Pogue 13:32:29 03/12/14 (4)
- Thanks, Dave. I'll just use some pink noise. /nt\ - John Elison 14:06:11 03/12/14 (3)
- RE: Thanks, Dave. I'll just use some pink noise. /nt\ - Dave Pogue 14:11:47 03/12/14 (2)
- I fully intend to use the Ayre disc... - John Elison 14:53:10 03/12/14 (1)
- RE: I fully intend to use the Ayre disc... - Dave Pogue 16:08:51 03/12/14 (0)
- RE: As you say ... - AbeCollins 18:38:04 03/11/14 (4)
- Perceptions differ... - Chris Garrett 14:35:09 03/12/14 (3)
- RE: Perceptions differ... - John Elison 15:08:55 03/12/14 (2)
- You and I go almost all the way back to the beginning of this place... - Chris Garrett 19:39:16 03/12/14 (1)
- Pretty much, I guess... - John Elison 20:33:36 03/12/14 (0)
- Come Back of the Week! - Gerry E. 18:27:40 03/11/14 (1)
- RE: Come Back of the Week! - John Elison 18:57:15 03/11/14 (0)
- RE: Oh, no, I bought an Oppo BDP-105D... - oldmkvi 15:42:55 03/11/14 (7)
- RE: Oh, no, I bought an Oppo BDP-105D... - John Elison 16:40:17 03/11/14 (6)
- RE: Oh, no, I bought an Oppo BDP-105D... - Mr_bill2 17:23:18 03/11/14 (5)
- RE: Oh, no, I bought an Oppo BDP-105D... - John Elison 21:09:34 03/11/14 (4)
- Have you tried the RCA output? - hawkmoon 07:18:54 03/12/14 (3)
- If Balanced isn't twice the voltage of RCA, use RCA! - oldmkvi 07:57:41 03/12/14 (2)
- RE: If Balanced isn't twice the voltage of RCA, use RCA! - Dave Pogue 10:21:42 03/12/14 (1)
- RE: If Balanced isn't twice the voltage of RCA, use RCA! - Mr_bill2 10:34:17 03/12/14 (0)