Panasonic DMP-BD85

[audiowizard]

Im trying to find out as much information as I can about various blu ray players before I upgrade. Ive read so many good reviews on the DMP-BD85, especialy as its meant to sound awesome. As far as I am aware, the best way to achieve the best sound is to bitstream it to my amp, and let the amp do the decoding. By doing this, would it mean that I wouldn't benefit from the different sound settings within the player that makes it sound so good?

 

[Ronald Archiebald]

Audiowizard,

That's a great blu-ray player. It will sound fine whether you decode the sound onboard or through your amp (although I would say the latter is the better choice!).

Make sure you set the 'High Clarity Sound' on your player to ON. That is a neat feature and one that makes the BD80/85 special.

Ronald

 

[audiowizard]

Ok, thanks for the feedback. you dont happen to know if the load times are quick on this player?

 

[Ronald Archiebald]

Everything is slow compared to the Sony BDP-S370, unfortunately!

 

[audiowizard]

A fast loading player is what im after, do you think the panasonic bd85 sounds better than the s370?

 

[bigboss]

Which amp have you got? Sound shouldn't be an issue in the player if you're bitstreaming it to your amp for decoding.

 

[audiowizard]

I have the Sony STR-DG820, not the best available, but still sounds great hooked up to my q acoustics 1010i. I would be bitstreaming the sound to my amp anyway, I assume this is the best way possible to achieve the best sound. Also some functions for audio within the player will be useless when bitstreaming the sound?

 

[Ronald Archiebald]

audiowizard:A fast loading player is what im after, do you think the panasonic bd85 sounds better than the s370?

Yes, it does.

 

[Ronald Archiebald]

audiowizard:I have the Sony STR-DG820, not the best available, but still sounds great hooked up to my q acoustics 1010i. I would be bitstreaming the sound to my amp anyway, I assume this is the best way possible to achieve the best sound. Also some functions for audio within the player will be useless when bitstreaming the sound?

I am very familiar with the DG820, having owned one. This amp is fine.