I'm currently looking at a number of Universal Blu-Ray players. (i.e. Cambridge, Denon, Marantz, Yamaha & Oppo)
I've done some research to find out what Audio DACs they all use. Only one I haven't been able to track down is the Yamaha.
Has anyone taken the cover off a BD-A1010, or have some "inside" information?
If someone can help, I'd love to know what Audio DAC chip sets are used for the:
- 7.1 output, and
- The dedicated Stereo output
Thanks.
Hello,
Denon, and Marantz use Burr Brown almost exclusively. OPPO uses Crystal Semiconductors on the BDP-93 and the arguably finest available with the ESS Technology Sabre Reference in the BDP-95. I think Yamaha uses Burr Brown as well, but am not positive. I think Cambridge uses Wolfson DAC's.
Regardless of DAC's, implementation is as important. All these Brands make quality BDP's so I would not be too terribly concerned about shortcomings on any of the Brands. If price was no object, I would still pick the OPPO BDP-95 even though Denon makes more expensive BDP's and I think Marantz and Yamaha might as well.
Cheers,
JJ
The OPPO 95 would be ideal. It really ticks all the boxes, but is a bit over my budget at the moment. The asking price here is about $1500.
The Oppo 93 would also be great, and within budget, but it lacks just one little thing. A dedicated stereo output for CD playback, which is an important feature for me.
That's why I'm leaning towards the Yamaha BD-A1010 at the moment, or the Denon DBP2012UD. These are both affordable players that also have the onboard decoding for all the soundtrack and Hi-Res Audio formats.
Since I'm not in a hurry I'll probably wait a while. See what the prices do, or save up for an Oppo '95!
The Oppo 93 would also be great, and within budget, but it lacks just one little thing. A dedicated stereo output for CD playback, which is an important feature for me.
That's why I'm leaning towards the Yamaha BD-A1010 at the moment, or the Denon DBP2012UD. These are both affordable players that also have the onboard decoding for all the soundtrack and Hi-Res Audio formats.
The Denon 2012 definitely has an independent DAC for the stereo output, and from what information I've found on the previous Yamaha BD-A1000, I'm quite sure the A1010 also does. I just don't know what they are in the A1010.
I've gradually been compiling the attached spreadsheet for a couple of months. We just had an Audio and AV show here in Melbourne recently, so I was able to gather quite a bit of info then.
NOTE that the prices are what I can buy them for here in Australia.
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