Oppo BDP-83SE *Special Edition* & NU FORCE BDP-83SE *Special Edition*

[recruit]

Oppo have just announced and on there website a new version of the great BDP-83, the BDP-83SE, this is a modified turbo charged version of the original with upgraded power supply and analogue section...

Ummm, very tempting

http://www.oppodigital.com/blu-ray-bdp-83SE/

Features

The OPPO BDP-83 Special Edition Blu-ray Disc Player is an exciting upgrade based on the highly acclaimed BDP-83. Already well known for its exceptional audio and video performance, the BDP-83 is upgraded with an an all new analog audio stage and improved power supply to become the Special Edition. Designed for the discerning audio enthusiast, the OPPO BDP-83 Special Edition Blu-ray Disc Player delivers an exceptionally wide dynamic range, ultra low distortion, accurate sound stage and jitter-free music clarity via its dedicated stereo and 7.1ch analog audio output.

The OPPO BDP-83 Special Edition uses the state-of-the-art Sabre32 family of Digital-to-Analog Converters (DAC) from ESS Technology. The Sabre32 family is known as one of the industry's highest performance audio DACs and are often found in high-end audiophile and professional equipments. The OPPO BDP-83 Special Edition uses an 8-channel Sabre Premier (ES9006) DAC chip for its 7.1 multi-channel output. The dedicated stereo output uses another 8-channel Sabre32 Ultra (ES9016) DAC chip by stacking 4 DACs for each of the Left and Right channels to achieve even greater audio performance.

Just like the BDP-83 it is based on, the OPPO BDP-83 Special Edition is a Profile 2.0 Blu-ray player featuring bit-stream and full decoding capability for high resolution audio tracks such as Dolby TrueHD and DTS-HD Master Audio. Designed for both home theater viewers and music listeners, it plays DVD-Video, DVD-Audio, Super Audio CD (SACD) and standard CD with excellent video and audio performance in addition to Blu-ray Discs. For a detailed list of features, please refer to the BDP-83 Features and Specifications page.

OPPO Digital recommends the BDP-83 Special Edition to customers who primarily use the analog audio output to connect to either a dedicated stereo or a multi-channel surround system. For customers who primarily use the HDMI output to connect to an A/V receiver or directly to a TV/projector, and for customers who primarily use the optical/coaxial digital audio output, the standard BDP-83 is recommended.

Retail Price: $899.00

[recruit]

NU FORCE are even doing a modified version too, this seems like a common trend now, I am seriously tempted by these newer versions, the NU Force looks like it will be available as of the 18th November...

http://www.nuforce.com/hi/products/oppo_bdp83se/index.php

Extracting high-quality audio from Blu-ray players is problematic. The HDMI signal interleaves video and audio data which, upon decoding, produces an inherent jitter as high as 7nanoseconds (For comparison, a good CD player’s jitter is in the picosecond range). In practical terms, it is difficult to properly decode HDMI audio without employing extensive reclocking circuits, thus pushing up the cost of a good HDMI audio pre-processor.

The simplest way to improve analog audio performance is at the source. The Oppo BDP-83SE player incorporates ESS Technology’s state-of-the-art Sabre DAC, widely acknowledged as one of the industry’s best. The 7.1 multi-channel unit employs a single 8-channel Sabre DAC. The stereo channels’ dedicated Sabre DAC is achieved by stacking four DACs per left and right channel for utmost transparency and dynamic range.

The Nuforce Edition elevates performance yet further by replacing critical analog components with the high-grade equivalents NuForce uses in its high-end audio components. The result is a better power supply and optimized analog signal paths. As always, the proof is in the listening. The improvements in stereo (CD, SACD, DVD-A, BD Audio), and L/R/C movie outputs are clearly audible.

The standard Oppo BDP-83SE offers exemplary audio performance. The Nuforce Edition goes a step further in transparency, dynamics, and detail retrieval. As is typical of all Nuforce products, these benefits relate directly to our high-end product line in the preservation of musical truth.


MSRP $1295.00

[Jungle Jack]

Hello,
For those who do not use HDMI, this is a compelling option/upgrade for existing owners. However if strictly using HDMI, even OPPO does not recommend the upgrade as all of the upgrades pertain to analogue performance. As John has laid out so clearly in his post.

Has this player been announced overseas? After hearing the unfortunate news that the ROW (rest of world) version BDP-831 had been cancelled, I was unsure if the SE was going to be available in Europe.
Cheers,
JJ

[recruit]

Jungle Jack wrote:

Hello,
For those who do not use HDMI, this is a compelling option/upgrade for existing owners. However if strictly using HDMI, even OPPO does not recommend the upgrade as all of the upgrades pertain to analogue performance. As John has laid out so clearly in his post.

Has this player been announced overseas? After hearing the unfortunate news that the ROW (rest of world) version BDP-831 had been cancelled, I was unsure if the SE was going to be available in Europe.
Cheers,
JJ

Hi JJ, this will certainly please a lot of people both in the US and also abroad, I'm sure it will not stop people importing these units to europe, and it may well turn out that the person who distributes the BDP-83 in the UK may well also start to sell these too...the analogue upgraded section sounds very interesting and the NU Force even more so, your right though, even Oppo say if you use HDMI then it is not worth the change, but a lot of people I know still use legacy processors and these 2 players will be of great interest to them

[Jon Liu]

The analog audio on the Oppo 83 was already pretty good, but I'm very interested in hearing the sonic differences between the 83 and the 83SE and even maybe the NuForce edition!

Very cool news for audio enthusiasts.

[recruit]

It certainly is good news Jon and I might try and get hold of the Nu Force SE...saying that I know the Meridian boys have been interested in modded Oppo's and there is also this site that does some special modifications also... Oppo BDP-83 Modification

[tiggers97]

This sounds pretty nice. I'd also like to hear more about the sonic differences. Sadly for me though, $500 is about the max I can ever entertain for a player of any type. But it's still fun to kick the tires.

[Jungle Jack]

Hello,
OPPO is seemingly moving upmarket. Amazing considering, in the past, they were mostly known for their value multiregion NTSC/PAL converting DVD Players. Crazier still that the BDA (Blu Ray Disc Association) made it to where the BDP-83 cannot be made multiregion via a simply remote code entry before they would grant OPPO a license to build a BDP. Moreover, in the first few years, BDA did not grant licenses to any of the Chinese based companies. Much of this due to the rampant pirating of all media there.
Cheers,
JJ

[tonyvdb]

tiggers97 wrote:

This sounds pretty nice. I'd also like to hear more about the sonic differences. Sadly for me though, $500 is about the max I can ever entertain for a player of any type. But it's still fun to kick the tires.

So true, I would love to get one of these but even spending $500 on just a player would be near impossible unless I was to win the lottery
Oh well like you said its nice to dream about it.

[recruit]

I think when you look at the price of the Denon A1UD and Marantz UD9004 players the Oppo upgraded players looks like incredible VFM, with the Denon coming in at $4500 and Marantz at $6000