zstar
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Post by zstar on Mar 12, 2010 11:29:37 GMT -5
I have an Oppo BDP-83 and UMC-1.
What do you prefer bitstream or LPCM processing?
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hemster
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Post by hemster on Mar 12, 2010 11:34:54 GMT -5
I've set mine to bitstream and like the results. Still unsure about SACD though which for now I've left as DSD. Guess I need to play with this some more.
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Post by BillBauman on Mar 12, 2010 15:04:37 GMT -5
Do a search, we've beaten this topic to death.
hemster, how are you using DSD when the UMC-1 doesn't even support it?
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Post by moe on Mar 12, 2010 15:47:30 GMT -5
I had my 83 set to dsd and it still played.The way I understand it is the oppo converts to pcm if the upstream unit cannot accept.
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Post by BillBauman on Mar 12, 2010 20:18:09 GMT -5
Did you have analog inputs of some sort setup? In my use of the UMC-1 with the BDP83, when setting a multi-channel SACD to DSD, there was no sound. When I switched multi-channel output to PCM, everything played fine.
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Post by hemster on Mar 12, 2010 20:57:05 GMT -5
Do a search, we've beaten this topic to death. hemster, how are you using DSD when the UMC-1 doesn't even support it? I do have analog outs from the Oppo connected to the UMC-1 but onyl for 2-channel listening. Unless I am absolutely mistaken, here's what I believe is happening with Oppo-->UMC: DSD - When receiving DSD, the UMC-1 (which does not natively process DSD to analog) converts it first to PCM and then to analog. PCM - of course the UMC-1 takes this and converts it to analog Perhaps Lonnie can chime and correct me if I am misinterpreting this. |
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Post by BillBauman on Mar 12, 2010 21:01:26 GMT -5
The UMC-1 can't process the DSD to PCM or analog. So, I don't see how it could play anything from a DSD Bitstreamed source.
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NorthStar
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Post by NorthStar on Mar 12, 2010 21:28:35 GMT -5
Neither one, Multichannel Analog connections sound best. * No need to argue either, it's only my opinion.  |
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Post by BillBauman on Mar 12, 2010 21:33:21 GMT -5
Neither one, Multichannel Analog connections sound best. * No need to argue either, it's only my opinion. That just depends on your source.  In this instance, I'd agree. |
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Post by saginawjuggalo on Mar 12, 2010 23:17:56 GMT -5
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NorthStar
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Post by NorthStar on Mar 13, 2010 1:08:55 GMT -5
Neither one, Multichannel Analog connections sound best. * No need to argue either, it's only my opinion. That just depends on your source. In this instance, I'd agree. Well, certainly not a Blu-ray disc with a DTS-HD MA soundtrack, right? * Actually, YES, just do the decoding inside your Blu-ray player (Oppo BDP-83, Sammy BD-55 or 80, Sammy BDP-UP5000 or BD-P2500/2550, or any high end Denon, Pioneer Elite, Lexicon (Hiii), or any good BD players, Universal or not), and use the Multichannel Analog outputs straight to your A/V Receiver or Surround Processor Multichannel Analog inputs, and voila, best sound instantly created with judicious bass management. |
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NorthStar
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Post by NorthStar on Mar 13, 2010 1:15:01 GMT -5
We're way beyond that. |
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In this instance, I'd agree.
