Oppo FLAC file playback question.

[DuncanS]

Update as to what's happening. A friend gave me some test files. MP3, WAV from a CD, 4.0 FLAC in 48, 96 and 192. The only one it sees is the MP3. Not the WAV or any of the FLAC.

I reformatted the USB stick so that it was totally blank/new. I downloaded those files directly to a hard drive, not using any cloud storage. No unzipping needed. (I'm using a Chromebook.)

Unit was reset to factory specs already and I connected it on line to update the firmware. (Unless, Oppo doesn't actually do that anymore. The unit, after connecting, showed it was up to date. )

Anyone know a way to contact Oppo or expert for an older unit like mine? Again, it's the BDP-93.

Thanks for all your help!

(You know, this group is pretty awesome. You guys are so helpful and patient. But you already likely know that. So glad I found this site.)

Can you play the files from the Chromebook disc drive via your network?
Edit: So sharing the drive on your network and getting the Oppo to stream via the network.

 

[Sonik Wiz]

Anyone know a way to contact Oppo or expert for an older unit like mine? Again, it's the BDP-93.

Support is all they do now a days:

https://www.oppodigital.com/

 

[J. PUPSTER]

Support is all they do now a days:

https://www.oppodigital.com/

I highly recommend contacting oppo support; it couldn’t hurt. His unit should be able to play all those files with no problem.

 

[J. PUPSTER]

Can you play the files from the Chromebook disc drive via your network?
Edit: So sharing the drive on your network and getting the Oppo to stream via the network.

It should be able to do that also. On my 205, it definitely helps to see files on a network if you’ve added the files to Windows Media Player in a playlist. Seems either firewalls or needing to have correct sharing set up is a factor. But I’m not much on that network stuff...

 

[krysfergie]

I've also got a BDP-93 and tried a selection of files on a USB Drive (front USB) to see what shows up and what plays. Everything that I could see on the Oppo screen played just fine in multi channel.
You can see the difference between what's in windows explorer compared to whats in the Oppo. The firmware I have might be old as I haven't upgraded it since adding a multi region kit back in 2011.

 

[Sonik Wiz]

I've also got a BDP-93 and tried a selection of files on a USB Drive (front USB) to see what shows up and what plays. Everything that I could see on the Oppo screen played just fine in multi channel.
You can see the difference between what's in windows explorer compared to whats in the Oppo. The firmware I have might be old as I haven't upgraded it since adding a multi region kit back in 2011.

Very good reply. And welcome to QQ!

 

[gvl_guy]

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I've also got a BDP-93 and tried a selection of files on a USB Drive (front USB) to see what shows up and what plays. Everything that I could see on the Oppo screen played just fine in multi channel.
You can see the difference between what's in windows explorer compared to whats in the Oppo. The firmware I have might be old as I haven't upgraded it since adding a multi region kit back in 2011.

Wow. This is really helpful!! I'm going to take a close look to compare what you have vs what mine is showing when I get home. THANKS!!!

 

[J. PUPSTER]

I've also got a BDP-93 and tried a selection of files on a USB Drive (front USB) to see what shows up and what plays. Everything that I could see on the Oppo screen played just fine in multi channel.
You can see the difference between what's in windows explorer compared to whats in the Oppo. The firmware I have might be old as I haven't upgraded it since adding a multi region kit back in 2011.

Yes indeed -welcome home to the QQ @krysfergie !!!
Great to have verification from an actual 93 owner with those kinds of files.

I forget, is the Persistent Storage menu under "Device Setup" just for the unit's own on-board memory, or are there some settings that involve USBs drives?

 

[gvl_guy]

I've also got a BDP-93 and tried a selection of files on a USB Drive (front USB) to see what shows up and what plays. Everything that I could see on the Oppo screen played just fine in multi channel.
You can see the difference between what's in windows explorer compared to whats in the Oppo. The firmware I have might be old as I haven't upgraded it since adding a multi region kit back in 2011.

Ah HA! So the unit lied to me. Your photo shows a different firmware than mine, even though, when I go online to update it, it says it's up to date.
Mine is showing BDP83-60-1110.
So I went to their website, found the upgrade information, put it on a USN stick, followed the instructions EXACTLY how to manually upgrade the firmware and....
"Cannot find a valid firmware upgrade." S%!T
That's when I released something. I own the BDP-83, not the 93. And, upon further review, it doesn't support FLAC
I'm such a dumb ass. I have no idea why I thought it was the 93. Fat fingers when typing a while back? Who knows? But I even downloaded the 93 instruction manual. (No wonder it's a little different from the one that came with the unit.)

I just want to say thank you to EVERYONE that tried to help me in this mess I created for myself and I apologize for being such a dope.
I guess I'll just stick to my BluRay, DVD and SACDs that I'm starting to accumulate. They sound amazing and I love the separation compared to my QS, SQ and CD-4 albums.

 

[J. PUPSTER]

Ah HA! So the unit lied to me. Your photo shows a different firmware than mine, even though, when I go online to update it, it says it's up to date.
Mine is showing BDP83-60-1110.
So I went to their website, found the upgrade information, put it on a USN stick, followed the instructions EXACTLY how to manually upgrade the firmware and....
"Cannot find a valid firmware upgrade." S%!T
That's when I released something. I own the BDP-83, not the 93. And, upon further review, it doesn't support FLAC
I'm such a dumb ass. I have no idea why I thought it was the 93. Fat fingers when typing a while back? Who knows? But I even downloaded the 93 instruction manual. (No wonder it's a little different from the one that came with the unit.)

I just want to say thank you to EVERYONE that tried to help me in this mess I created for myself and I apologize for being such a dope.
I guess I'll just stick to my BluRay, DVD and SACDs that I'm starting to accumulate. They sound amazing and I love the separation compared to my QS, SQ and CD-4 albums.

No sweat man, at least now we know.

You could also, think about an upgrade to an BDP-103 or 105...

 

[Sonik Wiz]

Ah HA! So the unit lied to me. Your photo shows a different firmware than mine, even though, when I go online to update it, it says it's up to date.
Mine is showing BDP83-60-1110.
So I went to their website, found the upgrade information, put it on a USN stick, followed the instructions EXACTLY how to manually upgrade the firmware and....
"Cannot find a valid firmware upgrade." S%!T
That's when I released something. I own the BDP-83, not the 93. And, upon further review, it doesn't support FLAC
I'm such a dumb ass. I have no idea why I thought it was the 93. Fat fingers when typing a while back? Who knows? But I even downloaded the 93 instruction manual. (No wonder it's a little different from the one that came with the unit.)

I just want to say thank you to EVERYONE that tried to help me in this mess I created for myself and I apologize for being such a dope.
I guess I'll just stick to my BluRay, DVD and SACDs that I'm starting to accumulate. They sound amazing and I love the separation compared to my QS, SQ and CD-4 albums.

Sheesh Boo Boo... this stuff happens to the best of us.
Oppo's sometimes handle disc vs USB audio files differently. Take a look & see if it plays FLAC from disc. If so get a little USB disc burner for your Chromebook & your back in bidness. Might be useful to get an out board burner anyway.

 

[krysfergie]

Yes indeed -welcome home to the QQ @krysfergie !!!
Great to have verification from an actual 93 owner with those kinds of files.

I forget, is the Persistent Storage menu under "Device Setup" just for the unit's own on-board memory, or are there some settings that involve USBs drives?

Thanks. Yes the 'device info' file is just the setup file for the USB drive.
Chris.

 

[peterzach]

I have a Oppo 203 and a friend sent me some files in flac 192 khz for rhino quad and my setting is bitstream for hdmi playback on my Oppo and all I get is wierd fluttering sound of the music as if at wrong speed.
Can the Rhino quad be put at 192 or should it be 96 as isn't 192 meant for stereo playback?

 

[Kal Rubinson]

I have a Oppo 203 and a friend sent me some files in flac 192 mhz for rhino quad and my setting is bitstream for hdmi playback on my Oppo and all I get is wierd fluttering sound of the music as if at wrong speed.
Can the Rhino quad be put at 192 or should it be 96 as isn't 192 meant for stereo playback?

192mhz or 192khz?

 

[peterzach]

192mhz or 192khz?

oops, typo, correct 192khz, will correct

 

[LuvMyQuad]

I have a Oppo 203 and a friend sent me some files in flac 192 khz for rhino quad and my setting is bitstream for hdmi playback on my Oppo and all I get is wierd fluttering sound of the music as if at wrong speed.
Can the Rhino quad be put at 192 or should it be 96 as isn't 192 meant for stereo playback?

Both the stereo and Quad Quadio tracks from Rhino are typically 192 kHz.

Are you sure whatever processor you are feeding the bitstream to can handle 192kHz?

 

[peterzach]

My Oppo 203 is hooked up to denon x6700h receiver which I was told by many here would be great for Atmos and have been using for about 10 months now.
Everything else plays fine.

I tried all the output settings on Oppo-Auto,lpcm,bitstream and replaced the hdmi(says premium high speed).

I actually had same issue on previous Oppo 103 connected to Marantz 6007 as thought oh well must must be the older receiver can't handle it.

 

[mandrix]

My Oppo 203 is hooked up to denon x6700h receiver which I was told by many here would be great for Atmos and have been using for about 10 months now.
Everything else plays fine.

I tried all the output settings on Oppo-Auto,lpcm,bitstream and replaced the hdmi(says premium high speed).

I actually had same issue on previous Oppo 103 connected to Marantz 6007 as thought oh well must must be the older receiver can't handle it.

I've had my 103 connected to several AVR's via HDMI over the years and always seems to play most everything. It's jailbroke, but outside of playing .iso files over the network, I don't think it plays any previously unsupported file types. IDK, I usually play everything from the pc these days anyway. I use the disc players (that support it) more for ripping SACD discs than any playback now.

 

[DuncanS]

My Oppo 203 is hooked up to denon x6700h receiver which I was told by many here would be great for Atmos and have been using for about 10 months now.
Everything else plays fine.

I tried all the output settings on Oppo-Auto,lpcm,bitstream and replaced the hdmi(says premium high speed).

I actually had same issue on previous Oppo 103 connected to Marantz 6007 as thought oh well must must be the older receiver can't handle it.

Could it be related to the FLAC Level?

The FLAC 'file compression' level can be from 0 to 8. 0 is no compression, 8 is maximum. So 8 would have the most file compression and require the maximum processing to regenerate the 24-bit @192kHz for the channels.

I've a 203 and have had no issues with flacs, most of mine are level 3 to 5 I think.

 

[stereoptic]

Do other 192/24 FLACs play without issue? Can you play the files on your computer? Do the files play using the analog outputs?