bar81
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| “Oppomod” linear power supply @ptssYes, you can clearly hear the difference even with excellent conditioning and ancillary components. With my 203, I'm using a Shunyata 6000/S line conditioner, VH Audio Airsine PC, MIT Oracle digital cable to my EMM Labs DA2 DAC and the unit ... | |
| cd player that forgives bad cd recordings What the OP is asking for doesn't make much sense - not sure how a CD player can convey some semblance of accuracy while being romantically inaccurate on poorly recorded material.What OP should look into is a preamp with tone controls - I believe ... | |
| All Quiet on the Oppo front? That message also makes me wonder about their ability to service players going forward. | |
| Oppo 205 modification That was exactly my point. For movie playback, those are the mods that will make the most difference. I’m not quite clear what you are referring to - you keep talking about modding an HDMI output. There are no mods for the HDMI output itself - the... | |
| Oppo 205 modification @caphillI’m using my 203 for only movie playback - I only use the primary HDMI and audio is SPDIF out to my DAC.The improvements that made a difference (in the order magnitude of improvement):Digital only power supply (meaning the whole analog boa... | |
| Oppo 203 setup/tweaks If you're using an Oppo 203, the best upgrade you can make - and the first place you should look - is to replace the switching power supply (SPS) with a linear power supply (LPS). It's a 15 minute direct swap with a screwdriver and no "tweak" wil... | |
| What's happened to the used high end market recently?? Sales are tough....:0( I've been really disappointed trying to sell here recently. Even where items are massively discounted, no interest. Coupled with the charge just to list, it just doesn't make much sense. Conversely, have been able to sell elsewhere within one to... | |
| Oppo 205 and external DAC? Maybe I'm missing something but why would you use the analog out as opposed to the digital output to an external DAC? Sounds like a formula for degraded performance. | |
| Oppo Ceasing production @garybx If you're simply using the Oppo as a transport to a DAC, you'd be better off with the 203 and swapping out the switching PS with a digital linear PS (~$200. A straight swap - about 15 min of work, mostly to open up and close the Oppo, the... | |
| Alto Utopia to Scala Utopia V1, worth the difference? Yes, the Alto Be is not in the same class as the Scala; I've had both. Take the Scala and enjoy. | |
| Shunyata Anaconda CX power cord - Ok to use on 240 VAC? Absolutely fine. I've used my Anaconda CXs for years at 230V without any issues (later upgraded to King Cobra CX which I'm still using). | |
| Blade 2, Sopra 2 or 3 or Scala Evo? Between the Focals, it's not even close, the Scala EVO (the price differential reflects that). That room is pretty big, 4.2m depth should be fine as long as you set the bass jumpers to the low setting (one of the best things about the Focals besi... | |
| Mark Levinson 38s Question Real or Fake? Should be legit, that sounds very plausible based upon what I know about how lazy manufacturers were back then about properly labeling upgrades. No one would waste their time faking a 38S faceplate, it’s not worth the effort.Kind of strange commen... | |
| Ayre Acoustics AX-5 Twenty Unless your speakers hang out in sub-2ohm territory power isn't a concern with that Ayre amp. | |
| Buy and upgrade an ARC Ref 75 to 75SE OR buy a new/used 75SE? You'll be fine; performance should be identical. Paying more money for a new unit doesn't make much sense unless you're OCD. |