Oppo 83se (special edition) upgrade to Oppo 105????

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i have an Oppo 83se that sees more blu ray use on a verylarge Mits DLP.. not sure i have any issue with fan noise as i have read but i do hate the clicking while watching a blu ray... i imagine its going down a layer or something... not sure.. i also have a nice collection of sacd's and dvd-a's recordings that i really enjoy on my 7.1 surround set up... my question is.. i do have someone interested in buying it from me as i have the upgrade bug... will i gain anything musically by spending the monies to get the Oppo 105 or 105d...? i am sure by now the click i hear when playing able ray has been fixed and that wouldn't be an issue... i know the 105 doesn't have a fan... no problem.. any thoughts would be greatly appreciated.. thanks in advance..

 

[JohnL]

Hi,


No OPPO has EVER "clicked"

My guess is you are hearing the sound of the relays in your AVR or Pre/Pro as they reacquire the HDMI audio bitstream.

IME it mainly occurs at the start of a movie when several promo trailers are shown and the movies Main Menu appears.

I believe the AVR or Pre/Pro has to lock on to the HDMI audio bitstream and it breaks as each new trailer kicks in.

Hearing this is common and actually a sign of high quality equipment.

But once the movie begins it should stop!!!

If, after close inspection, you still believe the clicking IS coming from the OPPO then I would definitely contact Customer Service!!!

On a side note the OPPO 105 IS a decent step up from your 83SE and offers higher quality audio with EXTRA attention paid to analog stereo output and way more cool features.

It's the EXACT upgrade path I took and I LOVE it.

Lastly, as you are using a Projector(?) you may benefit more with the 105D as the "D" indicates Darbee Video on board.

Darbee is a video enhancement tool that should make a MORE noticeable difference in PQ as the screen size increases.


Cheers

 

[PENG]

i have an Oppo 83se that sees more blu ray use on a verylarge Mits DLP.. not sure i have any issue with fan noise as i have read but i do hate the clicking while watching a blu ray... i imagine its going down a layer or something... not sure.. i also have a nice collection of sacd's and dvd-a's recordings that i really enjoy on my 7.1 surround set up... my question is.. i do have someone interested in buying it from me as i have the upgrade bug... will i gain anything musically by spending the monies to get the Oppo 105 or 105d...? i am sure by now the click i hear when playing able ray has been fixed and that wouldn't be an issue... i know the 105 doesn't have a fan... no problem.. any thoughts would be greatly appreciated.. thanks in advance..

I had the 95 and now the 105 but never heard any clicking except the normal relay clicking that should not happen in the middle of a playback. If you want to upgrade for sound quality then I would recommend going with a HA-1 and a 103. Even a HA-1+ a cheap Sony BDP (one that plays SACD) may have your needs covered except for DVD-A.

 

[JMJVK]

In my book, this is definitely a BDP-103 or BDP-105 purchasing cue. Because you have SACD and DVD-A discs, avoid players which do not have an onboard DAC and Analog multi-channel outputs. You would most likely forfeit a certain degree of sound quality on playback, even through HDMI.