Now there are increasing numbers of operas on Blue Ray. It was time to upgrade the studio to take advantage of the audio and video improvements possible with Blue Ray.
Since the Oppo BD-83 seems to be good enough for Lexicon, I thought it should be good enough for me.
I was not disappointed. The unit arrived superbly packed and presented. The unit was in it own carrying case. Cables were is a nice cardboard box. A very high quality HDMI cable was included.
The instruction book is published on high grade paper. English is excellent and idiomatic. The instructions clear and informative. In the play list, the illustration is a compilation of Bach preludes, which I thought added a touch of class.
Since I was not planning to use the analog circuits, I selected the standard version, not the SE.
Connections were straight forward. One two pin power plug, one Ethernet cable, and one HDMI cable.
Audio and video set up using their wizard could not have been simpler or more straight forward.
No problem was encountered watching high def audio and video program right away. DVD performance was good also. I have a had a couple of CDs the unit does not like and the other players will. I don’t know what it is about CDs, but they seem more fussy than other digital disc mediums. I know if you have a large collection you need more than one player and probably three! I have a choice of four drives in the system!
The unit seems to make no appreciable heat. There is a fan on the back, but I don’t think it has started.
This unit is phenomenal value for money and highly recommended.
The unit was purchased from the Audioholics store. The staff was professional and courteous throughout the transaction.