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RE: Denon vs Oppo

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Kal Rubinson

In Reply to: RE: Denon vs Oppo posted by ishmael on December 23, 2009 at 11:01:13

Hard to be informed on the myriad of "mods" out there but the current unmodded Oppo BDP-83SE will trounce the unmodded Denon. In fact, the original BDP-83 does so, too. Why not just buy a player that sounds good unmodded and retain factory warranty and resale value?

Kal

Follow Ups:

Kal, are you talking analog or digital "trouncing" - pbarach 07:22:39 12/27/09 (1)
Kal, are you saying that the original Oppo BDP-83 has better sound quality than an unmodified Denon 3910? And are you talking about analog or digital outputs? On CD's, SACDS's, or movies?
- RE: Kal, are you talking analog or digital "trouncing" - Kal Rubinson 08:10:02 12/27/09 (0)
  Analog stereo. With digital, there are preferences but, imho, no tranport "trounces" any other.
  
  Kal
RE: Denon vs Oppo - ishmael 09:41:46 12/24/09 (2)
Thanks for responding, Kal.

I want a good upscaling Blu Ray player that sounds good. The base Oppo 83, by all accounts (and yours), accomplishes this. The DACs in the SE have an excellent reputation, and there is a power supply upgrade, though to what degree is not clear. I don't need to get all the way to the sound that I am getting with the Denon, but I have a pretty good system (see in Member Systems), and enjoy what I hear now. I guess that I am, perhaps unrealistically, looking for confirmation that this will not be compromised very much by the Oppo SE.

Something that I was unclear about was that, even if I get the Denon fixed, the Oppo 83 (base model) will replace the Panasonic. So I am wondering if the SE mods are worth the extra cost for improved sound, vis-a-vis the Denon, for 2-channel audio. I don't want to get the base model, then have to send it back to Oppo for the SE mods.

And one last question: The Oppo, it appears, is a good platform for modding, so how good is the ESS DAC?
- RE: Denon vs Oppo - Jwm 05:46:40 12/25/09 (0)
  I just got my Oppo SE back and it does sound better than the stock Oppo. I only have 10 hours on it so not enough for a full comment.
- RE: Denon vs Oppo - Kal Rubinson 11:46:31 12/24/09 (0)
  Cannot comment on the SE as review is in press.

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