I agree, Eli. Any audio chain is only as good as its weakest link, and that
is usually the speakers and the listening space.
Tim
----- Original Message -----
From: "Eli Bildirici" <[log in to unmask]>
To: <[log in to unmask]>
Sent: Wednesday, April 04, 2018 7:01 AM
Subject: Re: [ARSCLIST] Oppo Digital
> I'm sure, though in my experience, choices there, particularly of speakers
> and headphones, are so many orders of magnitude more important that
> practically it doesn't make much sense to invest in DACs, even after the
> rest of your system is up to snuff. Unpopular opinion, I'm sure.
>
> -------- Original Message --------
> From: "Gary A. Galo" <[log in to unmask]>
> Sent: Tuesday, April 3, 2018 06:58 PM
> To: [log in to unmask]
> Subject: Re: [ARSCLIST] Oppo Digital
>
>>
>> The audio difference will, of course, depend on the resolution of the
>> rest of your system.
>>
>> Gary
>>
>>
>>
>> -----Original Message-----
>> From: Association for Recorded Sound Discussion List
>> [mailto:[log in to unmask]] On Behalf Of Gary A. Galo
>> Sent: Tuesday, April 03, 2018 6:53 PM
>> To: [log in to unmask]
>> Subject: Re: [ARSCLIST] Oppo Digital
>>
>> The video in the two players is absolutely identical. I haven't heard the
>> 203, but the 205 should be several cuts above in audio quality.
>>
>> Gary
>>
>> ____________________________
>>
>> Gary Galo
>> Audio Engineer Emeritus
>> The Crane School of Music
>> SUNY at Potsdam, NY 13676
>>
>> "Great art presupposes the alert mind of the educated listener."
>> Arnold Schoenberg
>>
>> "A true artist doesn't want to be admired, he wants to be believed."
>> Igor Markevitch
>>
>>
>> -----Original Message-----
>> From: Association for Recorded Sound Discussion List
>> [mailto:[log in to unmask]] On Behalf Of L. Hunter Kevil
>> Sent: Tuesday, April 03, 2018 6:49 PM
>> To: [log in to unmask]
>> Subject: Re: [ARSCLIST] Oppo Digital
>>
>> I have heard that the 203 is very good, and close to the 205 in audio and
>> identical in video.
>>
>> On Tue, Apr 3, 2018 at 5:41 PM, Eli Bildirici <
>> [log in to unmask]> wrote:
>>
>> > Honestly I'm now trying to figure out how to come up with the cash for
>> > one before they're all gone
>> >
>> > -------- Original Message --------
>> > From: "Gary A. Galo" <[log in to unmask]>
>> > Sent: Tuesday, April 3, 2018 06:05 PM
>> > To: [log in to unmask]
>> > Subject: Re: [ARSCLIST] Oppo Digital
>> >
>> > >
>> > > Dave,
>> > >
>> > > I don't know what circles you travel in, but over here Oppo players
>> > > are
>> > very popular. Over the years I've reviewed 5 of them for audioXpress,
>> > and owned four. I currently have the UDP-205 in my system. Their
>> > players have had consistently outstanding audio and video quality, and
>> > that's not just my opinion. Stereophile and Absolute Sound have
>> > consistently given them their highest recommendations, as have the
>> > many smaller A/V magazines. So, now you know at least one person who's
>> > been an Oppo user for years.
>> > >
>> > > Best,
>> > > Gary
>> > >
>> > > ____________________________
>> > >
>> > > Gary Galo
>> > > Audio Engineer Emeritus
>> > > The Crane School of Music
>> > > SUNY at Potsdam, NY 13676
>> > >
>> > > "Great art presupposes the alert mind of the educated listener."
>> > > Arnold Schoenberg
>> > >
>> > > "A true artist doesn't want to be admired, he wants to be believed."
>> > > Igor Markevitch
>> > >
>> > > -----Original Message-----
>> > > From: Association for Recorded Sound Discussion List [mailto:
>> > [log in to unmask]] On Behalf Of Dave Cawley
>> > > Sent: Tuesday, April 03, 2018 5:40 PM
>> > > To: [log in to unmask]
>> > > Subject: Re: [ARSCLIST] Oppo Digital
>> > >
>> > > From: Dave Cawley
>> > > Timestep Dartmouth
>> > > e-mail [log in to unmask]
>> > > Web site www.78-rpm.com
>> > > Tel: +44 (0) 1803 833366
>> > >
>> > >
>> > > I believe they had a very small market share. Marantz made beter
>> > SACD/CD players, Panasonic did a better 4K player IMHO. I don't know
>> > of anyone using Oppo.
>> > >
>> > > YMMV
>> > >
>> > > Dave
>> > >
>>
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