Have you heard the new remasterings?My real favorites still sound terrific like I listened to Cat Stevens "Tea for the Tillerman" the other day and it sounded so great right from the get go.
Have you heard the new remasterings?My real favorites still sound terrific like I listened to Cat Stevens "Tea for the Tillerman" the other day and it sounded so great right from the get go.
Of "Tillerman" or what? MFSL gold (is what is just played) and their LP sounds great to me. I have several others on my server.Have you heard the new remasterings?
I'm, never happy with 16/44 sound, maybe rarely - but not often enough. So many CDs with average sound quality compared to higher res and vinyl.
Of course, it is the lower resolution as well. 24/96khz for high-res at home is not just another scam. It has more presence and more slam than 16/44. 24/96 has wider / higher frequency response than 16/44. Why do you think 16/44 CDs cannot carry the CD-4 quad carrier signal, but 24/96 and 24/192 can?yeah, different mastering, or different output level, or sighted bias, can do that. Pretty sure it's nothing at all to do with 16/44
Of course, it is the lower resolution as well.
24/96khz for high-res at home is not just another scam. It has more presence and more slam than 16/44.
24/96 has wider / higher frequency response than 16/44.
Why do you think 16/44 CDs cannot carry the CD-4 quad carrier signal, but 24/96 and 24/192 can?
Lots of folks think the dynamic range of a CD means that it has a better frequency response than vinyl. CD only has a better signal-to-noise ratio.
It's like telling a BluRay fan that DVD is just as good as BR, and it's all just in your head that it looks better. Ummm, no.
No I don't even use it, I use Foobar but the Oppo doesn't see the folders and files unless they are "registered" in WMP. So it must be used to provide that functionality.Just a guess, but is WMP listed as the default program to open your audio files?
Streaming now from a folder with my original cover art, so far so good. No hidden files added. Artwork is displayed on the TV monitor. So it would appear that WMP or more likely Groove music was responsible for hiding /altering the files?No I don't even use it, I use Foobar but the Oppo doesn't see the folders and files unless they are "registered" in WMP. So it must be used to provide that functionality.
I just checked and it was set to Groove Music (another one that I've never used!) so I've now changed it to Foobar. Don't know yet if that will affect functionality.
I didn't realize that Foobar wasn't set as the default player, now that it is all the files seem show up on the Oppo. The artwork displays, no artwork files have been changed or altered so far. I noticed that where I forgot to convert wav to flac the artwork didn't display. After file conversion all is well!Possibly: if the music files/folders (I'm assuming on a PC) aren't shared in their Properties tabs, then the Oppo won't see them, but if Foobar is running on the same PC it will.
Far as I know the service company that repairs Oppo is still in business in California. You can find a link on the old US Oppo site. They generally have a set price per model regardless of problem.Seriously fed up with my Oppo 103D, I'm sick and tired of the Unknown Disc error message. It doesn't always happen but often enough to make me unhappy. I got Eric Clapton "Lady in the Balcony BD/DVD/CD set today and will it heck play the BD. I have a cheap Sony hooked to my AVR just in case a disc won't play in my Oppo. Cheesed off isn't in it, I feel like hurling the Fkr. As Oppo don't make BD players anymore I'm stuffed as there is no service centre I know of that I can contact.
It's probably a failing laser. You can buy a laser assembly for the Oppo 103 for around sixty bucks off eBay if you DIY, or contact Oppo repair for shipping instructions and price (which is very reasonable at about $125.00 total the last time I checked.)Seriously fed up with my Oppo 103D, I'm sick and tired of the Unknown Disc error message. It doesn't always happen but often enough to make me unhappy. I got Eric Clapton "Lady in the Balcony BD/DVD/CD set today and will it heck play the BD. I have a cheap Sony hooked to my AVR just in case a disc won't play in my Oppo. Cheesed off isn't in it, I feel like hurling the Fkr. As Oppo don't make BD players anymore I'm stuffed as there is no service centre I know of that I can contact.
Seriously fed up with my Oppo 103D, I'm sick and tired of the Unknown Disc error message. It doesn't always happen but often enough to make me unhappy. I got Eric Clapton "Lady in the Balcony BD/DVD/CD set today and will it heck play the BD. I have a cheap Sony hooked to my AVR just in case a disc won't play in my Oppo. Cheesed off isn't in it, I feel like hurling the Fkr. As Oppo don't make BD players anymore I'm stuffed as there is no service centre I know of that I can contact.
As we all well know, any, and I mean "ANY" electronics device is a crap shoot, and of course, they also don't last forever, I'd be totally comfortable calling oppo and sending my units out to them for repairs from what I've heard here.Far as I know the service company that repairs Oppo is still in business in California. You can find a link on the old US Oppo site. They generally have a set price per model regardless of problem.
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