Doggie Howser Posted January 5, 2011 Posted January 5, 2011 tsammy Bass management isn't about EQ-ing the subwoofer. It's about redirecting the bass from the mains/surround/center to the subwoofer. If you have Thiels, the PX05 passive crossover works brilliantly (just set all the speakers to large), but for most other speakers, the BM on the AVR works better. Having said that, I think the Oppo has some barebones BM built in as well. Never used it before so can't tell how well it works.
tsammyc Posted January 5, 2011 Posted January 5, 2011 Wrote a bit confused. I use the Oppo's BM. It works fine (its not that hard to implement when you're in digital) and is about the same as most AVRs. Just remember that for movies the Oppo does -15db on the analog LFE output when the speakers are set to small, so you have to compensate at the AVR. That may be why some people think that it's BM is not effective when it's just too soft. What's barebones about the Oppo is the time alignment, where you can't set the distance for individual speakers - on the Oppo certain speakers can only be equidistant. My Pioneer DVD player's time alignment was more flexible. So generally, the Oppo on analog is a little less flexible to the AVR, but the sound quality difference makes it more than worth it.
Doggie Howser Posted January 5, 2011 Posted January 5, 2011 ps I second the RXV2700 recommendation :) I sold mine a couple of years ago to a friend, and I recently listened to his setup driving a set of KEF iQ9s and have to say, they still sounded pretty impressive.
petetherock Posted January 5, 2011 Author Posted January 5, 2011 tsammysc You know how to connect the analogue outputs, so that works, but many think its just buying 7 i/c and sticking them in. I still say you can do better than the Yamahas, not because they are not good, just that for the 95, you can make it sing better with better equipment. Cheers
petetherock Posted January 6, 2011 Author Posted January 6, 2011 See what Nuforce says to a query on what the upgrade entails.... Nuts to Nuforce, and bleah to the over expensive upgrade! A reply from someone who asked about the Nuforce tweaks. Quote To everyone that is considering purchasing an Oppo 95 NXE upgrade from Nuforce, please take note of the response I received from Nuforce: First my request: http://www.dtvforum.info/index.php?s=&showtopic=92250&view=findpost&p=1657132 "So considering that is $1500 more than the price of the standard unit, what specifically do I get for $1500 of my hard-earned money?" Nuforce Response: "We said enough on the website and I think you just have to wait for reviews. Regardless of what we said, ultimately you are going to pay for what you can HEAR. If we said it is made of platinum and you can't tell the difference, it is worthless to you. So when we completed the design and have chance to evaluate the result, you will hear more about it. We generally never disclose clearly details of the design, this has been our approach to guard our trade secrets. Thanks Jason"
petetherock Posted January 17, 2011 Author Posted January 17, 2011 So when are we seeing the 95 in Singapore SLT? There is now a pic of the audio board:
petetherock Posted January 27, 2011 Author Posted January 27, 2011 The good news is we know the US price - 999, what we get charged locally, well.... let's see... And the date of release has been postponed... "Price: $999.00 Coming soon in early March..." http://www.oppodigital.com/blu-ray-bdp-95/blu-ray-BDP-95-Images.aspx
ruby1624705883 Posted January 27, 2011 Posted January 27, 2011 With the US currency all time low and many analysts are expecting US currency to drop further, we hope SLT will take this into consideration and price competatively ;D
petetherock Posted January 27, 2011 Author Posted January 27, 2011 The early owner program is out in USA... Anyone signed on? :)
anfieldude Posted January 29, 2011 Posted January 29, 2011 On 27/01/2011 at 10:51 PM, petetherock said: The early owner program is out in USA... Anyone signed on? :) I missed the email. They are already all out of the eap on this as its only a limited number. The full batch is coming in March. At least they kept the price reasonable. Hope SLT confirms pricing and availability soon. With the region free kit coming in February it might be just nice.
petetherock Posted January 31, 2011 Author Posted January 31, 2011 http://www.laaudiofile.com/oppo_bdp95.html First Look....
dsj88 Posted January 31, 2011 Posted January 31, 2011 This will be shipped from today for the EAP http://www.highdefdigest.com/news/show/BDP-95/Oppo/Early-Purchase_Oppo_BDP-95_Players_Sold_Out_-_Shipping_in_February/6247
petetherock Posted February 1, 2011 Author Posted February 1, 2011 Pre-orders are from March (Pre-Order Your Player Today: Shipping March 4 - March 10) On 31/01/2011 at 10:44 PM, dsj88 said: This will be shipped from today for the EAP http://www.highdefdigest.com/news/show/BDP-95/Oppo/Early-Purchase_Oppo_BDP-95_Players_Sold_Out_-_Shipping_in_February/6247 What is our status SLT?
magiclamp Posted February 1, 2011 Posted February 1, 2011 Nice... On 31/01/2011 at 10:30 PM, petetherock said: http://www.laaudiofile.com/oppo_bdp95.html First Look....
petetherock Posted February 1, 2011 Author Posted February 1, 2011 Shipping direct from Oppo USA will set you back 150 USD, not region free for BR - no idea about Code free for DVDs.
SLT Posted February 1, 2011 Posted February 1, 2011 On 01/02/2011 at 12:56 AM, petetherock said: Pre-orders are from March (Pre-Order Your Player Today: Shipping March 4 - March 10) What is our status SLT? Details by tomorrow, looks like with some luck, we might even be able to get them before March! :)
petetherock Posted February 1, 2011 Author Posted February 1, 2011 On 01/02/2011 at 6:22 AM, SLT said: Details by tomorrow, looks like we might even be able to get them before March! :) Thumbs up!
SLT Posted February 1, 2011 Posted February 1, 2011 Some recent measurement data on the new Oppo BDP95, done by a leading internet magazine (who we can't name), who are in the process of finishing their review soon. The results are nothing short of fantastic, and we understand that the Oppo BDP-95 has already become their reference player! We've gotten clearance from Oppo to post these, so here they are: SLT Tech
SLT Posted February 1, 2011 Posted February 1, 2011 On 01/02/2011 at 1:15 PM, DJQ said: Holey smokes! Sacd totally 0.0000%???? Yes. The reading was below the measurement limit of the Audio Precision test-equipment used!
Doggie Howser Posted February 2, 2011 Posted February 2, 2011 This time better don't let Audio get ahead hehe Preorder List: 1. doggiehowser
francis wu Posted February 2, 2011 Posted February 2, 2011 Preorder List: 1. doggiehowser 2. Francis wu - taking a chance on this!...haha
HT102 Posted February 2, 2011 Posted February 2, 2011 On 02/02/2011 at 5:50 AM, Doggie Howser said: This time better don't let Audio get ahead hehe I can't wait either! Pre-order List: 1. Doggiehowser 2. Francis wu 3. HT102
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