OPPO DV-980H 'universal' DVD/CDP... any good?

Malaka
Malaka Posts: 39
edited November 2009 in Electronics
Would be interested to hear from others who own this 'universal' player. I've had mine for a few weeks now, and CD/HDCD/SACD sound really great!

Upscaled DVD's look great too, but for some reason, I hear some 'static' or noise when playing some DVD soundtracks. I wonder if it's the player or just poorly recorded/transferred DVD's.

How do you like your 980H for 2-channel high-end audio use?
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  • ben62670
    ben62670 Posts: 15,969
    edited November 2009
    Get a Denon 2900 and I can mod it real cheap.
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  • steveinaz
    steveinaz Posts: 19,538
    edited November 2009
    How deep in the audiophile hole do you want to go? I think the Oppo is alright (I owned that model for awhile) but if your fussy, you'll want more.
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  • Jetmaker737
    Jetmaker737 Posts: 1,068
    edited November 2009
    I've had the DV-980H for about a year. I ran it through my Onk 805 both digital and analog. The analog in pure audio sounds better than digital into the Onk. I was pretty happy with the sound. A few months ago I put a Yaqin tube buffer in the analog line between the Oppo and the Onk. That really opened up the soundstage and added a touch of tube musicality, making it even more enjoyable. A couple of months ago I picked up a Jolida JD-100A. The sound from the Jolida is even more refined and the soundstage even more 3-dimensional and "accurate".
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  • TouchOfEvil
    TouchOfEvil Posts: 967
    edited November 2009
    I have one and will not use it for 2 channel.
    One of the worst sounding 2 channel units i ever listened too in my system.
    Extremely harsh highs, VERY bright muddy mids and no real bottom end.
    A Denon 2910 is way better sounding for about the same kind of money and has a better picture to boot.
    Even still the 2910 is not a awesome sounding peice of gear but compared to the Oppo it is night and day.
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  • BlueFox
    BlueFox Posts: 15,251
    edited November 2009
    Malaka wrote: »
    Would be interested to hear from others who own this 'universal' player. I've had mine for a few weeks now, and CD/HDCD/SACD sound really great!

    Obsolete. Technology moves on.
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  • cnh
    cnh Posts: 13,284
    edited November 2009
    I have an old Yamaha I use but it seems to have its limitations..sounds a lot like the critiques of the Oppo made above....

    Seriously considering a move to a used Denon DVD 3910...seems like a nice mid-fi unit that should blow the Oppo out of the water...then there are mods...that I can't do myself which can take this player to another level. Heavy unit, good transport...heavy duty anti-vibration, decent DACs, Denon's Waveform processing....and also good video chips fo DVD if that's a concern..!

    cnh
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