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Oppo 205 revelations, questions..

Just installed my OPPO 205 27.09.18. •Surprisingly pleased with having a volume control on the remote! No comment on its quality just the pleasure when answering the cell. Hadn’t even checked the features of the 205 before buying- just wanted to grab this “Swiss Army knife equivalent in disc spinners. 
•Dr. No, 1st James Bond flic,a very old DVD,was very significantly enhanced on my 52 inch Pany plasma from 8’ viewing using HDMI . I was surprised at the improvement of this low budget film. Sound quality also significantly more clear and dynamic than that off my Lexicon RT 20, which I had found acceptable for DVD’s. No going back. 
•Improvements to sound on CDs obvious from the first turn on.  I will listen to some RR discs tonight to use for comparison after a week of “break in”. 
•my biggest take away from the improved CD sound : an itch to obtain even better CD sound from a dedicated DAC. Perhaps a Berkely DAC 1 or ?? Something similarly economical but better??? Thanks in advance for comments on this. 
•I set the the DVD 24p conversion ‘on’ and custom resolution to 1080p 24 hz. The movie looked good. Is this the optimal setting?
• obviously I was one of the last few to receive a 205. I’m fully satisfied with purchase; and consider myself very lucky not having to to consider other options. Thanks for reading. Pete
ptss
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4 days of play later and the sound has improved considerably. Harshness I noticed initially has gone and the sound has more weight, much more full and natural. I will be checking the linear fast phase setting in a few days. Any others have experience with it?
ptss OP
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After experimentation I I have changed to “linear phase fast” from the default minimum phase fast. Better life and dynamics. More natural vocals. Although I appreciate the improvement through my Spectral electronics,and high level a/c isolation I seriously doubt it would be apparent with lesser equipment. I do wonder why Oppo made min phase fast the default. Anyone know? 
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@audioengr . Your knowledge and ideas are appreciated. Any ideas on Oppo default to min phase fast?
ricevs
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If you are enjoying the burned in stock 205.......you will be super happy with my mods. You can read a couple of reviews on this thread:

https://forum.audiogon.com/discussions/oppo-205-modification

I have a limited time 25% off on the mods right now. I have done a couple of more improvements to disc playback since those posts....so it is even better.

My modded LKS DAC is way way out there in DAC land.....however, the modded 205 is even better playing discs. You would have to spend thousands on a DAC to make discs sound as good or better than the modded 205......seriously great sound. Then you need a great digital cable, great transport and a modded IFI Spdif Ipurifier to get even close.

BTW, my custom linear power supply is way better sonically than the Oppomod one......less money too.  I had to do 4 serious mods to the Oppomod supply to make it even better than the stock supply.

ptss OP
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FWIW, I used music with Julian Bream playing a 12 string Spanish guitar. Complex dynamic passages were rendered more naturally; faster, more concisely and powerfully. Not simply more clearly. More lively! I was surprised. 
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