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Originally Posted by Paulo Elias
Curiously, people pay too much attention to this region free business, but it is the intrinsic merits of this Oppo player that truly matters, specifically its audio merits. A friend of mine, who is a dedicate audiophile, has two Oppo players at home, and the 980H is the one used for audio. His gear is state-of-art, so I couldn't have a better reference. My gear, on the other hand, is a lot more mundane, speakers and all, but still the 980H shines!
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That is very well stated, Paulo. The Oppo has a solid reputation of superior audio compared to more popular disc machines costing in some cases thousands of dollars. Oppo's support for SACD and multichannel is also an asset to audiophiles, and the existing player is a favorite of Stereophile's Kal Rubinson, who really knows his stuff and has great ears. One would have to be crazy to not get very excited at the prospect of the Oppo BD player in the works, regardless of its region status. Studios have a right to protect their intellectual property in the areas where they have legal authority to distribute it. The BDA has to respect that, and so should Oppo and so should we. That's the view from here.
One of my audio buddies is beta testing Oppo's BD player and I plan to check in with him regularly to get his impressions. Maybe I can even convince him to bring it over for a spin.