Originally Posted by gautam27
Very interesting report, Simon.

Based on your findings it would appear that for an audiophile the real reason to go for the Oppo BDP-83 is if one wants to play Bluray lossless and SACD formats.

For a videophile the video upscaling might be worth it as well.

But, based on your comments, the Oppo should be a dedicated Bluray / SACD playback device, not used primarily for CDs, DVDAs.

Thanks for your writeup!
Let's remember he is comparing the BDP-83 to an 800. Perhaps the performance gap would not be as large (if any) if the BDP-83 is compared to a 500-series or G-series disc spinner. Since an 800 isn't happening around these parts, I interested in the latter comparisons too.

561, DSP5500s, DSP5000C, analog sides and rears