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My new OPPO DV-981, distortion on CeeDees out the wazoo

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Road Warrior

DVD portion is fine thru S-video and Dolby Digital-wise. (My hookup options are limited as I haven't bought my 1080P HDTV or a HDMI passthrough receiver.)

Anyway, on to CD sound. I have Coax Digital "out" hooked up to my Oinkyo receiver's Coax Digi "in". And I get a cacaphony of digital distortion. (on all 3, non SACD, CeeDees I've played) Awful. HDMI isn't an option yet. I'm sure analog outputs would probably work, but that doesn't give me a lot of warm and fuzzies.....

Any thoughts before I call up OPPO and find out I did something incredibly dumb? Can't blame the Oinkyo as its never been a problem. Is it me (Dumb) or the OPPO (Broke)?

Thanks

Do I have to spell it out?

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I just set one up and it is fine after many adjustments - richardl 14:19:01 06/07/07 (0)
It comes setup for 5.1 and with Dolby chosen etc. You have to hook it up to a tv and go through the menus to get rid of the crap it is set up for.
Several suggestions: - Audiophilander 11:56:51 05/25/07 (1)
1. First, on your Oppo's Speaker Set-up page menu try setting it for Downmix Stereo (rather than 5.1CH).

2. Since you're playing stereo CDs, try using the supplied RCA cables instead of the coax; hook up the R/L "Mixed" outputs to your Receiver's R/L stereo inputs.

3. On the Audio Set-up page menu you should experiment around with the RAW & PCM setting and the LPCM rate (48K; 96K; 192K) until you find the most satisfying resolution.

Congrats! The DV-981 is a superb little player, just like the older OPDV-971; I hope that there isn't anything wrong with your new player because they are well constructed and very securely packed for shipping, but if these suggestions fail to resolve your problem sound-wise(grin) I'm confident that Oppo's support staff will be able to help.

Also, please email me if I can be of any further assistance; I have Oppos in both the upstairs and downstairs A/V systems.

Cheers,
AuPh

PS: Do not imbibe too heavily while hooking up electronics; you'll come up "short" every time! :o)
- hey, bought my new HDTV today - Road Warrior 09:59:37 05/27/07 (0)
  Mitsubishi 46" flat panel `1080p LCD (also snagged an Onkyo upconverting receiver as well). Reviews at AVS report no clouding (Mura) issues nor any banding issues. Can't wait to upgrade my DISH to HD and also hook up the OPPO.
  
  Thanks foro the advice. Still have distortion thru my digital hookup. I'll see what happens thru HDMI when I hook up the receiver in a week or two.
  
  Do I have to spell it out?
  
  C----H----E----E----S----E--- A---N---D ---O---N---I---O---N----S-
  
  oh-no
  
  Man and machine
  Keep yourself clean
  or be a has-been
  like a dinosaur
RE: My new OPPO DV-981, distortion on CeeDees out the wazoo - astralpen 07:26:51 05/25/07 (0)
You may be trying to send 96KHz which your receiver cannot handle...check it out and if this is the issue, put it back to 48K or 44.1K.

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