Can you compare the 106 to the 105?

Arg. Darn you lack of audio autocorrect

It's one better.  And less odd.

Anyone heard the 105 against the NAD m51?

 

 

^Interested in this myself

 

Let me resurrect this thread a bit.  I finally bought a silver BDP-105 and I also currently have the NAD M51.  Overall, I like the M51 better due to its more refined and neutral presentation as well as having wider & deeper soundstage.  I also notice a more solid imaging together with noticeably better bass response on the Nad.  On a side note, I also found the Oppo to be near identical sonically to my W4S DAC-2 after several back-and-forth comparisons.  In the end, I preferred the W4S to the Oppo due to slighty better extension on both ends of the spectrum.  IMO, of course.  

Edited August 30, 201313 yr by purk

I just read about the Darbee Edition of the BDP-103... looking forward to the possible 105 version.

103 Darbee Edition Review: http://www.audioholics.com/blu-ray-and-dvd-player-reviews/oppo-bdp-103d-darbee-visual-presence

I can't wait to try this on my discs... the Slim PS2 is a terrible video player.

Edited November 6, 201312 yr by HiWire

You can buy an external Darbee unit too...to use with older OPPOs

It's $100 upcharge on a great player (that I already have), but the standalone box is like three-hundee.

103 Darbee Edition Review: http://www.audioholics.com/blu-ray-and-dvd-player-reviews/oppo-bdp-103d-darbee-visual-presence

just ordered it,I have been thinking of getting the 103 to replace my pioneer player.

It looks like Oppo is selling the Darbee edition of the BDP-105 now. I'll get one soon.

Do you think it's worth the additional US$100?  The BDP-105-non-Darbee already has 4K upscaling...

Someone I work with got the 103D and RAVES about the video (3D-like at times, he says).  I'd say the extra $100 is well spent, based on his exoerience and what I've read so far.  I'd probably go to the 103D though, as I like my current DACs plenty goodly

Worth it to me. I have a lot of DVDs – they probably need Darbee processing more than properly mastered Blu-ray material.

 

I mainly want it for SACD and HDCD playback. My PS3 has been surprisingly good – it should be interesting to see how much more video quality can be extracted from my dodgy movie collection – Anchorman has never looked so good.

Edited February 22, 201412 yr by HiWire

My point is, is the upscaler in the non-Darbee really that bad?  I, too, have a lot of DVD's, that's exactly why I asked.

I have the regular 103 and i find the upscaler to work just fine. If i was buying a new player now i might buy it but i would always get my tv isf calibrated first. That is a very big difference to my eyes, i have the Panny GT60 plasma and when i got it it looked amazing. But after the calibration the factory image looks dull and lifeless in comparison and also some of the colors look unrealistic.

Darbee processing is for contrast – i.e., light and dark. I gather that some poorly-mastered DVDs might have more chrominance compression than necessary (e.g. everything is dark and muddy or everything is washed out) – Darbee processing might mitigate this problem. It might also help with color depth.

 

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Chroma_subsampling

 

Scaling is supposed to be better on the Oppo than the PS3, but it depends on your source material. It should be the same on the Darbee edition as the non-Darbee.

Edited February 22, 201412 yr by HiWire

Hi-Fi+ has a review of the Audiocom Signature mod to the BDP-105D in the May 2014 issue.

 

Pricey stuff: http://www.audiocominternational.com/37-blu-ray-players-mods

Everybody raves about the Modwright Oppo, but when I read what mods he does 90% of it sounds like bullshit.

Seems like the tube output stage is the only thing that would really make a difference.

Edited June 3, 201412 yr by postjack

Tweak Audio also does Oppo mods: http://www.tweakaudio.com/EVS-2/Oppo_105_Mods.html

 

I've never heard one of these boxes, so I can't comment on whether people are getting their money's worth. I'll stick with the stock player.

As does Lexicon. 

^^^     Actually, they only do Oppo CASE mods, right?

 

Ric @ EVS/Tweak Audio seems to do some fine work, if not the prettiest.  I've had two of his modded players and they kicked aural ass for pretty small money.

^^^     Actually, they only do Oppo CASE mods, right?

I guess you could call it that.

 

I'll tell you whut, though, if someone were to take a Dell and repackage it in another case without taking it out of the Dell case -- and call themselves a case modder -- they'd go out of business right quick.  At least take it out of the Dell case.

The online review of the Audiocom Signature edition: http://www.hifiplus.com/articles/oppo-bdp-105d-audiocom-signature/

Once, just once I'd like to see an audio review where they compare the modified unit to a stock unit, preferably blind, but I'd settle for sighted.