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Hi all,

I have been thinking about replacing the PS3 with an Oppo 93 or 95. Assuming running HDMI out of the Oppo through the HD621, do you feel that the Oppo 95 provides sonic benefit over the 93?

Cheers, Ian

Not via HDMI

I went through a similar review process. The 95 has got better quality power supplies but whether this translates to reduced jitter over the HDMI output, I don�t know. In the end I went for the 93 on the basis that I couldn�t justify paying nearly twice as much for a load of analogue outputs which I was unlikely to ever use. There are reviews on both the EU versions of the player on Avforums which may be if interest.

93 Review

95 Review

Whichever you buy, I don�t think you will be disappointed � superb player?

You would be happy with the 93. I have one going through my HD621 and it's has slight picture performance over my old Pioneer BD LX52. Really nice piece of kit never seen an item packed so nicely either!

Anyone know what quality of the audio streaming of the FLAC on the 93 is like?

For audio only playing Redbook CDs and SD DVD you should try the 97, is a great machine.

98 ?!?!? You have one already?

Kal

My understanding of the 95 is that the better power supply is only used for the analog output. For HDMI it is identical to the 93.

The Oppo93 is a perfectly capable FLAC 5.1 streamer. I�ve no longer got my G98 to compare but the sound quality appears every bit as crisp as I remember from playing the original DVDAs. One small issue is that the DLNA streaming does not handle gapless playback due to synchronisation between the client and server and there is a short pause between tracks. This is only as issue on e.g. Tubular Bells 2003 which was composed for gapless playback. For this, I made an additional merged FLAC 5.1 file of the entire album. There may be more elegant ways around this problem, I haven�t looked into it.

I acquired my 93 as part of my �3D upgrade programme� and consider the streaming capability as a bonus. I would look to the Dune players if that was my primary application.

I've just this week installed a Dune/HD621 combo.

I've only had a short-time testing functionality but the DVDA...sorry, meant to say FLAC 5.1, sound very impressive. When I get more time I will compare to my 598 but from memory I don't expect much difference (if any).

I've also noticed the same track gaps but will look into ways to manage this later.

According to the signature of the OP he have a G98DH, I presume it is this player MacGuy is referring to.

I had read elsewhere some debate about whether the improved power supply of the BDP95 might improve output performance over HDMI vs. the BDP93. I haven't been able to find any direct comparisons of digital out performance for the two players, just positive reviews for each separately.