Panasonic BD60 vs BD80 sound quality - is the BD80 better?

[Peter Larsen]

Hi,

When it came to sound quality on the BD35 vs BD55 most reviews mentioned a noticable improvement in sound with the BD55 compared to BD35. Do you think this goes for the BD80 as well? It does have the ability to turn of analog video out, which should improve the sound quality, but has anyone tested this to be true?

 

[Clare Newsome]

We've got a full review of the BD80 coming out in our next issue (with subscribers from end of next week; in shops first week in June) - it includes a direct A/B comparison for sound and vision with the BD60.....

 

[Peter Larsen]

Awsome!

Thanks

 

[Frank Harvey]

I think you'd be hard pushed to hear any difference between the two, if anything at all.

 

[Peter Larsen]

Well, most reviews did hear a difference between the old models. Lets se what What HiFi digs up.

 

[Alec]

Clare Newsome:

We've got a full review of the BD80 coming out in our next issue (with subscribers from end of next week; in shops first week in June) - it includes a direct A/B comparison for sound and vision with the BD60.....

Another edition? Life goes by at a heck of a rate, eh?!

 

[Clare Newsome]

13 issues, six Ultimate Guides, 24/7 website...no wonder the years fly so fast!

 

[Cofnchtr]

HI,

Is that why people start to lie about their age? It doesn't seem a year since my last birthday so I must only be 43« this year??

Cheers,

Cofnchtr.

 

[Anonymous]

FrankHarveyHiFi:I think you'd be hard pushed to hear any difference between the two, if anything at all.

I agree totally. I compared my BD35 to the BD80 and found no difference in both picture and sound quality.

 

[Anonymous]

ValianTX:
FrankHarveyHiFi:I think you'd be hard pushed to hear any difference between the two, if anything at all.

I agree totally. I compared my BD35 to the BD80 and found no difference in both picture and sound quality.

I concur.

 

[Anonymous]

If you send bitstream audio via HDMI from the player to the receiver/processor would it makes sense that there won't be virtually no difference at all between the BD-60 and the BD-80 in terms of sound quality?

More specifically, would the so-called High Clarity Sound have any impact on audio if the player is used as transport (decoding made in the receiver/processor)?

 

[mattjax05]

EvilWolf:ValianTX:

FrankHarveyHiFi:I think you'd be hard pushed to hear any difference between the two, if anything at all.

I agree totally. I compared my BD35 to the BD80 and found no difference in both picture and sound quality.

I concur.

Not connecting these players using HDMI by any chance?

http://community.whathifi.com/forums/t/263150.aspx

 

[mattjax05]

EvilWolf:ValianTX:

FrankHarveyHiFi:I think you'd be hard pushed to hear any difference between the two, if anything at all.

I agree totally. I compared my BD35 to the BD80 and found no difference in both picture and sound quality.

I concur.

Not connecting these players using HDMI by any chance?

http://community.whathifi.com/forums/t/263150.aspx

 

[mattjax05]

EvilWolf:ValianTX:

FrankHarveyHiFi:I think you'd be hard pushed to hear any difference between the two, if anything at all.

I agree totally. I compared my BD35 to the BD80 and found no difference in both picture and sound quality.

I concur.

Not connecting these players using HDMI by any chance?

http://community.whathifi.com/forums/t/263150.aspx

 

[mattjax05]

EvilWolf:ValianTX:

FrankHarveyHiFi:I think you'd be hard pushed to hear any difference between the two, if anything at all.

I agree totally. I compared my BD35 to the BD80 and found no difference in both picture and sound quality.

I concur.

Not connecting these players using HDMI by any chance?

http://community.whathifi.com/forums/t/263150.aspx

 

[mattjax05]

EvilWolf:ValianTX:

FrankHarveyHiFi:I think you'd be hard pushed to hear any difference between the two, if anything at all.

I agree totally. I compared my BD35 to the BD80 and found no difference in both picture and sound quality.

I concur.

Not connecting these players using HDMI by any chance?

http://community.whathifi.com/forums/t/263150.aspx

 

[Anonymous]

If you send bitstream audio via HDMI from the player to the receiver/processor would it makes sense that there won't be virtually no difference at all between the BD-60 and the BD-80 in terms of sound quality?

More specifically, would the so-called High Clarity Sound have any impact on audio if the player is used as transport (decoding made in the receiver/processor)?

 

[Anonymous]

I think the server on this forum experienced some glitches, which explains the multiple posts...

 

[mattjax05]

Melomaniac:If you send bitstream audio via HDMI from the player to the receiver/processor would it makes sense that there won't be virtually no difference at all between the BD-60 and the BD-80 in terms of sound quality? More specifically, would the so-called High Clarity Sound have any impact on audio if the player is used as transport (decoding made in the receiver/processor)?

Have a read of Tom's post in this thread

http://community.whathifi.com/forums/t/263150.aspx