My 105D has been given the full treatment by Custom Analog Audio,
In what way, audio, video, both?
The difference I am reporting, is only in sound quality that I can hear, as I don’t have any instruments to check. I’m using Mackie HR824 active studio monitors with Mackie HRS150 active studio subs, connected by balanced XLR out, through HDMI into an Emotiva RMC-1 pre-amp, fixed output on both. Same configuration on the units. The 105D sounds far spatially better and music actually sounds real. What I found most startling, is the crash of cymbals, which had a timbre and cleanliness. In comparison, the 205 sounds sharp and very constrained, with a very small soundstage.
Can you label them?
I am confused. Reading the site page about this (very expansive) upgrade they want to solve something that there isn't there alreadly: jitter problems? Non-flat response from 20Hz to 20kHz? At least looking at the various measurements around the web.
If you are in US and can spare the unit for a bit, I love to measure and listen to it!
You must remember listening is different from measurements. I’m not saying good test results aren’t needed, but there is a huge sound difference between these two players.
I’m in South Australia, so I don’t think so. Here is their U.S. contact...http://customanalogue.com/distributors.htm
I would love you to measure it and find out what Black Magic Voodoo is happening inside this!
It sure has a sound signature now, at least I hope it has or the upgrade was useless but they claim to solve problems that aren't there, like many other companies on audio gear in this bussiness, sadly (and thankfully Amir helps us on spotting them or at least to make us more conscious on our buys; and of course no one deny you to buy something you like).
We are always sceptical, as I. But having both units side by side, there isn’t any more proof that I need. And, yes to your question about the analog outputs.
Yes, I read it and they even talk about video superior quality with the upgrade but they don't even touch the video part/circuits.
I’ve done comparison with the outputs and there is more going on than you think. Have a listen to one and then come back and give me your thoughts. There are reports that the video is improved. There is a U.S. distributor.Yes, I read it and they even talk about video superior quality with the upgrade but they don't even touch the video part/circuits.
And in the notes it says they are focused on the stereo part and in your photos indeed there are only pairs of cables going through their added boards. It would be more messy than that to have the mod all over the seven outputs and their additional boards would be more crowded
I am sure technicians here can even sport what kind of stuff they added and what kind of circuit they use.
I live in Italy and honestly right now I don't have the economic possibility and I don't even own any OPPO products (and well I would have liked to have a standard 105 for my living room).
I am not a technical expert but for every digital transport there is a standard and a way to process it and so on and a power supply can't interact with the bitstream of a video in the digital path. A string of bits will always be a sting of bits and the standard and it's implementation ensures you that it will go from there to here keeping the "content" intact.
Is that why every digital unit is exactly the same, not.
