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Model: Oppo BDP-83 (basic mod) Category: SACD Player (Modded) Suggested Retail Price: $200 Description: Basic level mod by EVS. Manufacturer URL: EVS - Electronic Visionary Systems
Review by sbrians on November 16, 2010 at 13:11:47
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for the Oppo BDP-83 (basic mod)
I can't compare the sound to stock anymore since there have been so much time. Here's my story.
In Feb. of 2010 I gave Ric my Oppo to do his basic mod. When I got it plugged back in to my system, I initially noticed that it was more dynamic, etc. But I quickly found that it had horrible listening fatigue. Over the next month or so, I scrambled to change interconnects in my system, etc. since I was quite distressed initially. I did end up changing one cable from a Mapleshade Excalibur to a new Transparent Music Link. I learned that the player does take days to warm up and now I never turn it off. I have repeated the warm up process a few times to confirm.
After ~2 months, the player started to become listenable (meaning for the length of a CD). After about 3 months, I was suprised to find the sound becoming enjoyable. At first I was not sure whether I was just getting used to it. After about 4 months, the sound was definitely enjoyable and better than stock. All of Ric's descriptions of the sound seem accurate.
I thought that it was about time that I put a review here since there are no others. I would have never guessed that it could take 4 months for something to burn in. Maybe he uses silver solder and that takes a while? I don't know but I heard the change.
My main goal was to improve the sound of CDs since they were not as good as SACDs. This mod achieved that goal. In the end, I am happy with the mod.
Product Weakness: Extremely long break in time. Product Strengths: Open, clean, dynamic sound.
Associated Equipment for this Review:
Amplifier: Channel Islands D-200s Preamplifier (or None if Integrated): Conrad Johnson PV10BL Sources (CDP/Turntable): Oppo BDP-83 Speakers: Magnepan 3.3R Cables/Interconnects: Transparent, Mapleshade, Zcable. Music Used (Genre/Selections): Various including 70's rock. Room Size (LxWxH): 27 x 16 x 9 Time Period/Length of Audition: 9 months Other (Power Conditioner etc.): 10ga dedicated circuits Type of Audition/Review: Product Owner
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Topic - REVIEW: EVS - Electronic Visionary Systems Oppo BDP-83 (basic mod) SACD Player (Modded) - sbrians 13:11:46 11/16/10 ( 15)
- So, the mod improved the CD sound but not SACD? - Doug Otte 13:14:16 11/18/10 ( 1)
- All was improved. - sbrians 11:16:16 11/19/10 ( 0)
RE: (strong)REVIEW: EVS - Electronic Visionary Systems Oppo BDP-83 (basic mod) SACD Player (Modded)(/strong) - Ishmael 13:16:10 11/17/10 ( 0)
Wow! REVIEW: EVS - Electronic Visionary Systems Oppo BDP-83 (basic mod) SACD Player (Modded)(/strong) - fmak 07:10:44 11/17/10 ( 0)
Did you try anything to accelerate the burn-in? - Dave Pogue 05:17:47 11/17/10 ( 1)
- No. - sbrians 07:00:47 11/18/10 ( 0)
RE: (strong)REVIEW: EVS - Electronic Visionary Systems Oppo BDP-83 (basic mod) SACD Player (Modded)(/strong) - tullman 15:11:54 11/16/10 ( 8)
- RE: REVIEW: EVS - Electronic Visionary Systems Oppo BDP-83 (basic mod) SACD Player (Modded) - Metralla 22:43:57 11/16/10 ( 7)
- RE: REVIEW: EVS - Electronic Visionary Systems Oppo BDP-83 (basic mod) SACD Player (Modded) - tullman 06:58:05 11/17/10 ( 6)
- RE: REVIEW: EVS - Electronic Visionary Systems Oppo BDP-83 (basic mod) SACD Player (Modded) - ted_b 07:02:11 11/17/10 ( 5)
- How much could there be on a $200 mod? - rich121 14:39:26 11/17/10 ( 2)
- RE: Rather than speculating - thegage 07:31:59 11/18/10 ( 0)
- It's now $225 ... - musetap 16:09:17 11/17/10 ( 0)
- RE: REVIEW: EVS - Electronic Visionary Systems Oppo BDP-83 (basic mod) SACD Player (Modded) - tullman 07:51:19 11/17/10 ( 1)
- RE: REVIEW: EVS - Electronic Visionary Systems Oppo BDP-83 (basic mod) SACD Player (Modded) - Ishmael 13:19:30 11/17/10 ( 0)