So How Many Oppos Do You Own?

[himey]

Okay...I've contained my annoyance on this topic for some time, and now (although it's a departure from this one-I'm hoping there's some "Oppo relevance" forbearance) I'd like to recruit opinions. As far as I can tell I can use the D/A converters in my Oppos to stream audio from the Internet. What in the name of Hell's Donkeys do I need a "streamer" for, anyway? I'm planning to drop my subscription to "Stereopile" and am being slowly drug to doing likewise for TAS, because of their obstinate irrelevance for focusing on anything (Music or Gear) that I value or in which I have any serious interest. I have an outboard D/A-A/D on my main computer (Lynx Hilo) and it works really well, as long as the other end of the stream is acceptable. What am I missing? I think this aspect of the Oppos shouldn't be overlooked, but I may be getting something wrong, if so, clue me in...

So many topics with nothing in common.

Stereophile
Streamer's
Oppo D/A converter
Computer A/D converter
Computer D/A converter
Hell's Donkeys

 

[Quadly McQuadmeister]

It has more to do with the topic than your response. Thanks for not trying though...lol...

 

[Cibola]

Two, the BDP-103 in the listening room and my trusty DV 970 HD in the garage. Can rarely complain.

 

[himey]

It has more to do with the topic than your response. Thanks for not trying though...lol...

Patiently waiting for other opinions on all the random topics you brought up. lol.

 

[wrat]

none anymore, owned 2 previously a dv970 and dv980h

 

[Guy Robinson]

I have 3 of them. The Oppo 103 is the only one in service. The other two are DVD players.

 

[lcdsantos]

I have none. Hopefully I will someday. I have a Denon DVD-1920 Universal DVD -CD - SACD Audio Video Player and a souped up
Samsung BD-J5900 Upgraded Wi-Fi Multi Region Zone Free Blu Ray DVD Player - PAL/NTSC 3D and a
Sony UBP-X800 4K Ultra HD Blu-ray Player

Whatever I buy will usually play on one of them.

Excuse me for a question on this old thread.

Do you know if Denon DVD-1920 can play SACD-R disc? SACD-R is a DVD-R written with a SACD ISO file.

 

[Deanmad]

I have 12 oppo players in my three systems. I was fortunate to get the 205 in their last shippment. I have every model except the first two they made. I play all my disc in them and over 20 hard drives that I use to play music and concerts in 5 .1. Some of the early oppos I did not update because they took away the ability to play iso material. The are great machines with toys are us remotes. I hated to see them go.

 

[mandrix]

I have 12 oppo players in my three systems. I was fortunate to get the 205 in their last shippment. I have every model except the first two they made. I play all my disc in them and over 20 hard drives that I use to play music and concerts in 5 .1. Some of the early oppos I did not update because they took away the ability to play iso material. The are great machines with toys are us remotes. I hated to see them go.

Well you have the newer ones and I have the old ones, so that's a complete set. lol.
I have a DV-970HD, BDP-80, BDP-103 (103 is jailbroke and is my primary SACD ripper).
The 970HD has hacked firmware to play SACD-R, the 80 always would, and the 103 plays anything off the network within it's capabilities (no 4K, e.g.)

 

[Quadly McQuadmeister]

I have two, and I'm not planning on selling them!

 

[par4ken]

I now have four, recently adding a second BDP-103. I always like to have spare equipment!

I started with a DV-970HD. I considered that just a run of the mill universal player and much preferred my Pioneer Elite DV-45A, that is until the Pioneer stopped reading the newer DV discs.

It was sometime after that that I purchased my first BDP-103 and was blown away by the improvement in sound quality of those SACD discs when played back natively in DSD!

Shortly afterward I picked up a BDP-95, for my other system. I like that it has separate stereo and multi-channel outputs as well as a set of balanced stereo outputs. On the downside the networking feature doesn't work very well. It accepts flash drives via USB but I can't get it to work with larger hard drives. It doesn't do DSD from a flash drive. The obvious upgrade to that would be a 105 or 205 but I have yet to find any deals on those!

 

[Owen Smith]

I have a 95 and two 203s, and my parents have a 93 I bought for them.

 

[surroundsoundman]

I have 3. BDP 93, UDP 203, UDP 205. The 93 is my stand by unit. The 203 & 205 are connected to the same system and set up in different configurations.

 

[Rileyrott]

1-OPDV971H (Working-but retired)
3 BDP-93's (2 with the old firmware to read ISO's)
1-BDP-105D
Missed out on the 203/205 Series...darnit!
(But have 2-Panny DP-UB820's; 1-Panny DP-UB420; and 1-Sony UBP-X800M2 Region Free)

 

[Owen Smith]

1-OPDV971H (Working-but retired)
3 BDP-93's (2 with the old firmware to read ISO's)
1-BDP-105D
Missed out on the 203/205 Series...darnit!
(But have 2-Panny DP-UB820's; 1-Panny DP-UB420; and 1-Sony UBP-X800M2 Region Free)

I feel it's a valid approach to use Oppos for SACD, DVD and Blu Ray and then have some other more mainstream player just for 4K, especially if you're using HDMI for audio with 4K. There is no region coding on 4K (or isn't meant to be but a couple of discs have done it) and there aren't many other reasons for needing an Oppo for 4K other than they're great players.

 

[SeeMoreDigital]

I have two... A BDP-103 and a UDP-203 both with stock firmware/software.

 

[jaybird100]

I own two; a BDP-83, and BDP-93. I bought both used. I'd kill for the original remote controls for them! The universal ones I have won't cover all the functions of either player.

 

[2ManySpeaks]

I have two. Both are BDP-93.

 

[Aging quadie]

Four. At home, my original modified Oppo 83 quit playing Region B Blu-Rays, so it was retired in favor of the now-discontinued Sony UBP-X1100ES, also modified for Region B playback. An unmodified Oppo 83SE is in my office, primarily for stereo and multi-channel audio The only negatives on these old 83s: they don't support FLAC.

I acquired a second-hand 103 so I could rip SACDs and DVD-As to an external hard-drive. Unfortunately, I'm too old and stupid to figure out how to do that, so years later it still sits in a box. I fortunately acquired a 205 during Oppo's last call for orders. I immediately took it to a suburban Chicago shop for an all-region Blu-Ray modification, but it remains boxed up in my office. Why? It's for my old age when physical media players go the way of player pianos and 8-tracks. Okay, I'm 76 years old, so I've already reached that point. But digital media is targeted for eventual extinction. My 205 is ready for service, and there's no way I'll get sucked into buying new audiophile vinyl.

 

[Uncle Obscure]

I have two, a BDP103 and a BDP203. Both are region free modded. For music, region free is not an issue, but when you have as many Blu-ray and DVD films as I do, it's a game changer.