Mr.Sneis
Headphoneus Supremus
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Yep, in this price range it's there with the modwright xa5400es ! I doubt many have had the luxury of owning/hearing both though
As for transport I wish it would do bit perfect. There is no option for 44.1 it seems
Nice to hear it doesn´t upsample CD:s then
I am now using mine as the source for a speaker near field listening experience in my bedroom rig. Serious advantages include the ability to use 2 channel SACD's and DVD-Audio's with the ability to completely turn off the video section when listening to audio, and an LFE output to be able to supplement Harbeth bookshelves which only go down to 70 Hz. You have to use the 2 channel output on the Oppo only, because that is all that is included in the mod chain. If you use the LF and RF of the 7.1 you are not including the mod, which is a huge amount of upgrade compared to the stock unit.
Using the LFE output to the sub is a bit of a pain because, it is not included in the 2 channel output, so you have to re-adjust the volume every time you adjust the volume on your amp(s). I decided to give the speaker in/speaker out option a try. I'm just waiting on on pair of decent speaker wire (already have on set).
This allows you to use the pass filter on the sub (Anthony Gallo) and the volume raises and lowers accordingly depending on what you have the amp(s) set at.
I still can't say which player I like better yet (the Meridian G08 or the Oppo), but the output of the Oppo is wonderful.