benny39 said:
Stunning turntable :twisted: look seriously good, how are you finding the OPPO bluray player as I might have to look into a new one soon :doh: my Pioneer has started going in the odd huff lately...maybe once a week, it comes good just annoying, what's you plans now? Serious system El Hefe. Cheers Benny.
Hi benny39,
Thanks. Yes I must say the ClearAudio is very well built and sturdy. And the sound is amazing. I am still doing a little bit of adjustment as playing 45 rpm LPs is not to my expectation. 33s are good though.
My next quest is actully the M1 ViNL phono stage and a new subwoofer for the home cinema.
The Oppo players is excellent. Easy to use. Well laid out remote. Not fussy with various BDs. Fast loading.
Compared to my previous Sony BDP S1E, it provides livelier and mroe vibrant pictures. I cant compare the sound though as Sony did not produce MA sound.
Yesterday I watched 2 movies. Los Angeles Battlefield and an old movie Twister.
The LA Battlefield came with MovieIQ and BD Live features. Both needed internet connection which the Oppo wifi dongle connected to my wifi router with minimum fuss. My router is on the lower floor.
First the BDLive. Its mainly showing what other movies available based on various genres. Good trailers shown. Once the trailer is fully loaded, the streaming is flawless.
For the MovieIQ, its basically provides you with the following:
1. Facts of the movie, score, casts etc
2. Explanation about the scenes
Now, the number 2 item is very unique. The player will first connect the BD to the MovieIQ database over the net. Then it will give you a code where you can then use your iPhone, iPad or other Smartphone to be connected and synced to the BD. You first visit the website and key in the code provided and the same MovieIQ features on the TV is now shown on your phone. You can then go back to a full screen movie on the TV and use your phone to access MovieIQ. Neat.
Now for the movie experience.
Both movies were in 5.1 DTS MA. The battle scene in LA was really engaging where planes, bullets were flying around my living room. A clear experience can be felt when an airplane was flying from my rear right speaker to the lft front speaker. The best way to experience this is to close your eyes and just listen to the effects churnedout from the Oppo and Yamaha.
Vocals were very clear on the centre channel although once in a while, it gets drowned in the battle commotion noise.
Twister on the other provided me a world wind experience. I can feel when the twister was approaching from far ahead and towards the screen. Really uplifting compared to my Dolby Digital upscaled DVD.
However, there is a different in picture quality between an older movie upgraded to BD and a new movie released originally in BD.
Twister picture can be a bit grainy compared to LA Battlefield. But It was still clearer than the old DVD. I can see frackles on Helen Hunt's face hehehehe.
The remote on Oppo is well laid out and huge buttons with backlight. I like.
Buy with confidence Benny.