Dropped off Oppo-83 for upgrade...

[greggp2]

From what I've read, the improvement is only on the Analog outputs on the Oppo. I have the 83 and am considering either purchasing the SE or upgrading mine. I need a new Blu-Ray for my bedroom system I am updating. Do you guys know if it is just the multi-channel analog outputs that are improved, or both multichannel and the 2 channel analog out?

Has anyone done a comparison between the new SE and the Emotiva ERC-1? The emotiva supposedly upsamples to 384k. I'm not sure if I should get an SE or just add an Emotiva or another high quality CD player to my system. The idea of balanced Analog outputs is preferred, but I don't necessarily now if it will make that much of a difference...

 

[gonk]

The BDP-83SE upgrade affects both the stereo analog output and the 7.1 analog output. Both sets of outputs are upgraded to ESS DAC's.

 

[greggp2]

Probably worth the upgrade for me then. Do you think that the Oppo SE will be superior in sound to the Emotiva ERC-1?

 

[gonk]

Probably worth the upgrade for me then. Do you think that the Oppo SE will be superior in sound to the Emotiva ERC-1?

I've never heard the ERC-1 or read much about it. Does the option to have SACD, DVD-A, and Blu-ray support matter for your planned application?

 

[greggp2]

I already have the BDP-83. I have DVD-A, and SACD's already and play them through my existing player. I was just debating whether it was worth it to purchase an SE version and move my existing unit to my bedroom, or to just go with the ERC-1 and buy a cheaper Blu-Ray for the bedroom...

 

[GlocksRock]

HD Tracks


This is the software I use to burn DVD-A:
http://dvd-audio.sourceforge.net/

Hope that helps.

I'm not sure how to use the dvd-audio authoring software, I downloaded the gui, but I can't launch it, what am I missing? How do I get the .flac to dvd-a?