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Oppo UDP-205 Availability

As an FYI for those hoping to buy an Oppo UDP-205 when availability resumes, I was informed by Oppo that those people who registered their email address at Oppo’s website will have the first opportunity at purchasing a unit. I was told that retailers will not receive any players for resale.
I had paid for a unit which through Magnolia Design Center in Atlanta which was a farce. I was told the player was in their inventory. Once informed that I was being mislead I was given the option of having Magnolia keep my payment so that I would be first in line once availability resumed. I declined. The main reason for my post is to inform anyone who left payment with any retailer that they may want to reconsider their decision. 
I’m basing this on a conversation with sales and assuming it is correct information.
mitchchavis
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in_shore
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Lol well you can hang on to that notion the Oppo Delta Sigma based dac is the best digital playback you have experienced and you could get even better performance out of it by simply changing out the power supply board that’s available or even have Modwright do a full upgrade at the end of the day its still a crappy Delta sigma dac easily outperformed by any number of R2R ladder dacs on the market . 
The Oppo could make a good transport I suppose using Empirical Audio  Syncro mesh I guess however with the self generated noise electrical and mechanical it generates in that tin box I just cannot agree at all with your belief.
lancelock
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Hey guys, my Modwright 205 with tube output stage is crushing the other DACs that come through my listening room. I also have the Direct Stream DAC with the latest firmware and the Oppo just blows it away. I haven’t had a 30K DAC in here so I wont make any bold comparison but the Modwright 205 is a bargain at its price. Im enjoying my 2 channel and video. 
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in_shore
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Lancelock I wish what you say would be true for my experience with the Modwright 205, I’ve burt through 1000s in a few short moths trying to make improvements to my digital playback,,...

However what I found with my Modwright 205 was a impressive improvement by placing four Symposium RollerBlock 2+ under it , the picture quality immediately took a leap which seem to really stabilize the contrast , colors and fine detail with overall transparency markedly improved by simply draining away self induced vibrations from that direct drive motor and spinning the DVD . Audio also noticeably improved however not as much as video . Including using WireWorld Platinum Starlight HDMI cable which was the cheery on top .
The number one issue with digital audio as you know is jitter which can turn music into a mediocre mess . I know if using a Empirical Syncro Reclocker you get a player that really is eye opening however I’ve been down that road borrowing a Reclocker and compared to my audio only playback components the tricked out Modwright Oppo 205 will remain as a stellar video performer .


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