Oppo Nuforce BDP-93NE

ithe decision to purchase an oppo 95 and have it modified vs tmodwright modded 83se may boil down to the sound of tubes, to some extent vs the sound of solid state. while this may be an oversimplification, it haaaaaaaaas been suggested that nuforce's mod does not produce the sound of tubes, while dan's mod does.

i guess it is a matter of taste.

Changing the stock cord to a Pangea ac-14SE after breaking in the unit was a nice improvement. Altogether a nice package. But I also liked this PC on my older 83SE. So, do try an upmarket PC on your Oppo. They deserve the love...:)... To be clear on tubes I simply wish to say that this Nuforce-93NE doesn't do the syrupy, over soft sound. There seems to be no hint of digital here. There is a wonderful energy infused into my sytem that has me hanging on every word. It is amazing how vocals sound so right.It simply sounds like music that draws me in and makes it hard to get work done. It is very addictive. Just one of those units that make you want to listen. cheers, lloyd

Indeed it does make you listen for hours on end, I use a PS Audio AC3 12 gauge cable on my 95 and after full burn in I plan to pop in a HiFi Tunning Supreme fuse, I use an AC10 on my Quintet and an AC12 on my 2Channel amp, all Components have Silver Star fuses ( with phenomenal results). IV'e been holding back to see what character the 95 was going to have as it's my first Oppo, I believe the Supreme and an AC10 will be a good match because of the Hi resolution the 95 is capable of, You said it best, it deserves the best treatment and you couldn't be more right!

Hi everyone. I cannot decide between the 93NE and 95 for AV (Bluray and DVD) and auido only (CD, etc) playback. I am concerned about fan noise on the 95. My setup would include either the 93NE or the 95 HDMI video to a monoprice HDMI switch box then right to the LG 50PV450 50" plasma. For audio, I will use the analog out with only the left and right front channels enabled (rest of channel info mixed into the left and right channels) since I am a two channel guy. Preamp is a NAD T163 in two channel mode for all analog and digital inputs and my amp is a Audio Refinement multi 5 used to drive my Tekton 6.5t in biamp mode. I do not need balanced outputs from the Oppo to my preamp. Whichever Oppo unit I go with, it will be replacing a Linn Classik Music as my CD source and a Sony BDP-470 as my DVD / Bluray source.

Additional follow-up. After receiving the Nuforce93NE on March 31st I've been playing it without keeping count of the exact hours[after the first 20 hours had passed]. There has been a further improvement in the sound quality but I can't say just excly when it occured. It struck me this week as I replayed Shelby Lynn's "Just A Little Lovin'"..the very first cd I played on the machine when it arrived. Now allowing for my hearing becoming familiar with the sound of the unit still surprised me when I was down the hall on the computer while the disc played and there was an apparent ease and more texturing fullness of timbre, just more there all with a greatly emhanced sense of flow and ease. I had to sit down and listen. The Truth Accoring to Ruthie Foster, a fav cd of mine, followed and yup. SOmething had changed for the better here. The emotion of Ruthie's voice was obvious and sung with an enhanced ease I had not heard before. It has continued on every disc I've listened to since. I guess you really do hear this unit at its very best after a few weeks. Go figure...At least that is what has happend to me here in my system. YMMV. Now back to the Stanley CUp, cheers, everyone, lloyd