Originally Posted by jack d
I use the OPPO with an HD 621 and G68. I haven't heard any pops on SACDs but I have not listened to more than, say, 15 SACDs with this set up.

It may be that they are not there over the HDMI connection. I wouldn't know since I have chosen to go the modded-Oppo route rather than the HD621 for now. As I mentionned in another thread, a short-term solution to the 'soft pops' over Gary's mod is to just unplug the HDMI cable from the back of the Oppo - this solves the problem, although as soon as you reconnect the cable they come back. Very strange.

The Oppo gives you the choice to output SACD as either DSD or PCM over the HDMI wire. With Gary's mod, the output is always PCM.

Last edited by Simon; 2009-05-29 13:00.
My Kit: 861v8+ID41, 800v4, UHD722, MD600, MS600, MS200, Oppo BDP-203, Genesis 201, Genesis 350 SE, Genesis S4-8 Sub, BG 520i, VTL MB450 II, Krell Showcase 7, Genesis 928 Subs, Danley DTS10 sub, SVS Ultra 16 subs.