BruinAnteater
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Hello all.
As my main gear, I have an Oppo BDP-105 in my living room as my main player and I love it love it love it. I love how I can dedicate one HDMI port (which does video better on most things) to just video output directly to my TV and a second HDMI port to my Denon AVR-4311 for digital audio processing via Audessey XT32 (and sometimes to also let the Denon do vid processing, but thats rare).
I tend to find that on MOST stereo applications, the Oppo outshines the Denon+Audessey, and on most 5.1 Video applications, the Denon does the better job. But enough of that.
In my bedroom, I have an older Oppo DV-980H DVD player mated to an older Denon AVR-788, with similar situations: in 5.1 the Audessey of the Denon sounds better, but in stereo music, the Oppo sounds better. However, I decided to share the wonders of SACD and DVD-A with my brother in law, and will soon be gifting him my Oppo 980H to him. This will leave my bedroom setup with a big hole for Hi-Fi sound. I have the following choices to fill that gap:
Oppo 83SE, 93, 103
Denon 3910, 2910
Yamaha S2500
Oppo 83SE/93/103: The pluses are that they will likely have better sound than the older Denons and Yamahas (based on the SQ of the older 980 and the newest 105: the 980 isnt as good as the S2500, but it is OLD and still very good), they will play blu-rays and at least the 93/103 will have internet apps like Netflix. The cons will be that the price will probably range from $300-$500
Denon 3910/2910: Pluses are they will probably run from $100 to $250, and even by today's standards are considered to have great sound. Cons are that finding a goo 3910 copy for $250 is hard (but I also hear that the 2910 equals the 3910 in sound quality), another con is that are only DVD players and will lack internet apps.
Yamaha DVD-S2500: Pluses are the sound quality. I own one already, I am familiar with its sound and I love it. These can be had for cheap when they do show up for sale and may be the best bargain if we consider ONLY SACD/DVDA/CD SQ. Cons are: its still just a DVD player, no apps, they do tend to be quite buggy, and they rarely come on the market.
So what do you think guys? My main concern is obviously SQ
rice ratio I want to maximize SQ while minimizing cost. My secondary concern is I would prefer it play BRs and have apps, but SQ for the money is king.
Any other suggestions? Im open to hearing suggestions.
As my main gear, I have an Oppo BDP-105 in my living room as my main player and I love it love it love it. I love how I can dedicate one HDMI port (which does video better on most things) to just video output directly to my TV and a second HDMI port to my Denon AVR-4311 for digital audio processing via Audessey XT32 (and sometimes to also let the Denon do vid processing, but thats rare).
I tend to find that on MOST stereo applications, the Oppo outshines the Denon+Audessey, and on most 5.1 Video applications, the Denon does the better job. But enough of that.
In my bedroom, I have an older Oppo DV-980H DVD player mated to an older Denon AVR-788, with similar situations: in 5.1 the Audessey of the Denon sounds better, but in stereo music, the Oppo sounds better. However, I decided to share the wonders of SACD and DVD-A with my brother in law, and will soon be gifting him my Oppo 980H to him. This will leave my bedroom setup with a big hole for Hi-Fi sound. I have the following choices to fill that gap:
Oppo 83SE, 93, 103
Denon 3910, 2910
Yamaha S2500
Oppo 83SE/93/103: The pluses are that they will likely have better sound than the older Denons and Yamahas (based on the SQ of the older 980 and the newest 105: the 980 isnt as good as the S2500, but it is OLD and still very good), they will play blu-rays and at least the 93/103 will have internet apps like Netflix. The cons will be that the price will probably range from $300-$500
Denon 3910/2910: Pluses are they will probably run from $100 to $250, and even by today's standards are considered to have great sound. Cons are that finding a goo 3910 copy for $250 is hard (but I also hear that the 2910 equals the 3910 in sound quality), another con is that are only DVD players and will lack internet apps.
Yamaha DVD-S2500: Pluses are the sound quality. I own one already, I am familiar with its sound and I love it. These can be had for cheap when they do show up for sale and may be the best bargain if we consider ONLY SACD/DVDA/CD SQ. Cons are: its still just a DVD player, no apps, they do tend to be quite buggy, and they rarely come on the market.
So what do you think guys? My main concern is obviously SQ
rice ratio I want to maximize SQ while minimizing cost. My secondary concern is I would prefer it play BRs and have apps, but SQ for the money is king.Any other suggestions? Im open to hearing suggestions.
