Hoping Oppo lives up to the hype
ROHfan
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To go with my new front stage I went ahead and ordered the Oppo BDP-103. So what improvements will I hear after upgrading from my old Magnavox DVD player? I'd be interested to hear what people who have to say who've upgraded to one from an old cheapo BDP.
TV: 65" Samsung QLED 4K
Fronts: Energy RC70 --- Center: Energy RC-LCR
Front Heights: Polk RC65i --- Rears: Polk RC85i --- Sub: Power Sound Audio XS15
Pioneer VSX-1120K --- Parasound HCA-1000A --- Oppo BDP-103
Vincent Audio SA31 preamp --- Teac UD301 DAC
AIYIMA Tube T7 preamp --- Nobsound 12AX7 tube preamplifier
Fronts: Energy RC70 --- Center: Energy RC-LCR
Front Heights: Polk RC65i --- Rears: Polk RC85i --- Sub: Power Sound Audio XS15
Pioneer VSX-1120K --- Parasound HCA-1000A --- Oppo BDP-103
Vincent Audio SA31 preamp --- Teac UD301 DAC
AIYIMA Tube T7 preamp --- Nobsound 12AX7 tube preamplifier
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I use the Oppo 103, and the picture definitely improved over the Oppo 93. The sound is great for movies, but I do not use it for music. It certainly lives up to its hype in my book.Lumin X1 file player, Westminster Labs interconnect cable
Sony XA-5400ES SACD; Pass XP-22 pre; X600.5 amps
Magico S5 MKII Mcast Rose speakers; SPOD spikes
Shunyata Triton v3/Typhon QR on source, Denali 2000 (2) on amps
Shunyata Sigma XLR analog ICs, Sigma speaker cables
Shunyata Sigma HC (2), Sigma Analog, Sigma Digital, Z Anaconda (3) power cables
Mapleshade Samson V.3 four shelf solid maple rack, Micropoint brass footers
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The 'hype' is really more about their higher end players. The 103 will have superb video quality, the 105 is where you start getting into reference quality audio performance for music.
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At $499 I would hope "the hype" would apply to the 103 also?2.2 Office Setup | LG 29UB55 21:9 UltraWide | HP Probook 630 G8 | Dell Latitude | Cabasse Stream Amp 100 | Boston Acoustics VS 240 | AUDIORAX Desk Stands | Mirage Omni S8 sub1 | Mirage Omni S8 Sub2
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It does, at least for video.Lumin X1 file player, Westminster Labs interconnect cable
Sony XA-5400ES SACD; Pass XP-22 pre; X600.5 amps
Magico S5 MKII Mcast Rose speakers; SPOD spikes
Shunyata Triton v3/Typhon QR on source, Denali 2000 (2) on amps
Shunyata Sigma XLR analog ICs, Sigma speaker cables
Shunyata Sigma HC (2), Sigma Analog, Sigma Digital, Z Anaconda (3) power cables
Mapleshade Samson V.3 four shelf solid maple rack, Micropoint brass footers
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Im interested in purchasing one primarily to take advantage of the ability to hook up an external video source through the rear hdmi and take advantage of the Qdeo processor. Has anyone done it and what kind of results did you get?
Has anyone connected a DirecTV receiver to it? That is what I intend to do.
I read that a Dish Hopper was connected but they had lip sync issues. This is an obvious concern of mine. Was the picture improved?
Thanks
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I run my Apple TV thru mine and it works great.
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Nice, more reasons to consider the 103D.2.2 Office Setup | LG 29UB55 21:9 UltraWide | HP Probook 630 G8 | Dell Latitude | Cabasse Stream Amp 100 | Boston Acoustics VS 240 | AUDIORAX Desk Stands | Mirage Omni S8 sub1 | Mirage Omni S8 Sub2
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I have an Apple TV and Dish Hopper connected to my 105D. Through the rear HDMI port I had severe audio dropouts with the rear port, but the front port works perfectly. I contacted Oppo customer service and this is a known issue and engineering is working on a firmware fix for this. I just got mine last Thursday so hopefully this issue will be fixed soon as I would rather not have an HDMI cable sticking out of the front.Home Theater
Onkyo PR-SC5508 Sharp LC-70LE847U
Emotiva XPA-5 Emotiva XPA-2 Emotiva UPA-2
Front RTi-A9 Wide RTi-A7 Center CSi-A6 Surround FXi-A6 Rear RTi-A3 Sub 2x PSW505
Sony BDP-S790 Dishnetwork Hopper/Joey Logitech Harmony One Apple TV
Two Channel
Oppo 105D BAT VK-500 w/BatPack SDA SRS 2.3 Dreadnought Squeezebox Touch Apple TV -
ROH, congrats on the new 103! Zane, one thing about Oppo CS, they will___ get to the bottom of this issue and come up with the firmware upgrade.I have an Apple TV and Dish Hopper connected to my 105D. Through the rear HDMI port I had severe audio dropouts with the rear port, but the front port works perfectly. I contacted Oppo customer service and this is a known issue and engineering is working on a firmware fix for this. I just got mine last Thursday so hopefully this issue will be fixed soon as I would rather not have an HDMI cable sticking out of the front. -
I have an Apple TV and Dish Hopper connected to my 105D. Through the rear HDMI port I had severe audio dropouts with the rear port, but the front port works perfectly. I contacted Oppo customer service and this is a known issue and engineering is working on a firmware fix for this. I just got mine last Thursday so hopefully this issue will be fixed soon as I would rather not have an HDMI cable sticking out of the front.
The rear HDMI uses the Qdeo Processor, the front does not...from what I read. My objective is to optimize my video and use the Qdeo processor. I have a couple Pioneer Elite receivers with the Qdeo processor and love it. I also have an SC-07 that I want to use the Oppo 103 - so I can basically upgrade the video. I know these dropout issues will probably get resolved...eventually. Until then, I may have to put a hold on this Oppo purchase.
Anyone try an Oppo 103 or 105 on a DirectTV?
