mjledme Posted February 18, 2020 Share Posted February 18, 2020 Questions simply put are: does OPPO 95 support 1). Multichannel DSD playback via front USB and 2). volume control in DSD output mode? I’m putting up a multichannel audio system. As I don’t have any AV receivers I had intended to use my Oppo 103 as the source and dac, feeding a multichannel power amp. However, Oppo 103 doesn’t support volume control in DSD mode, which means I have to choose the output mode into PCM or I have to buy a multichannel preamp... I’m looking for an Oppo 105 at the moment (better DAC and supports volume control in DSD mode) and one 95 came for sale. I think I may take the 95 if it can do the job well... Thank you! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
maxspl Posted February 18, 2020 Share Posted February 18, 2020 The 95 and 105 use the same dac , in fact it is in a stacked arrangement in the 95 and sounds a bit better to me. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mjledme Posted February 18, 2020 Author Share Posted February 18, 2020 Yeah from what learnt online, they use the same dac and the stacked arrangement in 95 makes it sound better in stereo. However, not sure if 95 supports multichannel DSD via USB and volume control in DSD mode. If not, I’d stick with my 103 for the time being and wait for a 105 to come up... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bizzibee Posted February 19, 2020 Share Posted February 19, 2020 (edited) Sorry misread the model number. Edited February 19, 2020 by bizzibee Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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JohnL Posted February 22, 2020 Share Posted February 22, 2020 On 18/02/2020 at 11:45 PM, mjledme said: Questions simply put are: does OPPO 95 support 1). Multichannel DSD playback via front USB and 2). volume control in DSD output mode? I’m putting up a multichannel audio system. As I don’t have any AV receivers I had intended to use my Oppo 103 as the source and dac, feeding a multichannel power amp. However, Oppo 103 doesn’t support volume control in DSD mode, which means I have to choose the output mode into PCM or I have to buy a multichannel preamp... I’m looking for an Oppo 105 at the moment (better DAC and supports volume control in DSD mode) and one 95 came for sale. I think I may take the 95 if it can do the job well... Thank you! Another thing you may wish to consider is the fact that the Oppo 95 has a fan whilst the 105 doesn't. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mjledme Posted February 22, 2020 Author Share Posted February 22, 2020 1 hour ago, JohnL said: Another thing you may wish to consider is the fact that the Oppo 95 has a fan whilst the 105 doesn't. Sorry but a fan means better ventilation and more noise I suppose? 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
cwt Posted February 22, 2020 Share Posted February 22, 2020 (edited) On 18/02/2020 at 11:45 PM, mjledme said: Questions simply put are: does OPPO 95 support 1). Multichannel DSD playback via front USB and 2). volume control in DSD output mode? I’m putting up a multichannel audio system. As I don’t have any AV receivers I had intended to use my Oppo 103 as the source and dac, feeding a multichannel power amp. However, Oppo 103 doesn’t support volume control in DSD mode, which means I have to choose the output mode into PCM or I have to buy a multichannel preamp... I’m looking for an Oppo 105 at the moment (better DAC and supports volume control in DSD mode) and one 95 came for sale. I think I may take the 95 if it can do the job well... Thank you! Once owned a 95 mjledme and it wasn't that comprehensive with codec playback as was the 103/5 . Heres the 93/95 faq from an oppo beta tester B Mclain ; DSD is disc only unless converted to flac pretty sure .. http://wiki.oppodigital.com/index.php?title=BDP-93_Media_Files_FAQ Edited February 22, 2020 by cwt Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ray4410 Posted February 22, 2020 Share Posted February 22, 2020 had an oppo 95 from new,i sit about 5feet from it and have never heard the fan once. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mjledme Posted February 23, 2020 Author Share Posted February 23, 2020 13 hours ago, cwt said: Once owned a 95 mjledme and it wasn't that comprehensive with codec playback as was the 103/5 . Heres the 93/95 faq from an oppo beta tester B Mclain ; DSD is disc only unless converted to flac pretty sure .. http://wiki.oppodigital.com/index.php?title=BDP-93_Media_Files_FAQ Thanks. That’s strange coz 95 had the same dac chip as 105 and should play DSD natively via USB. Guess oppo didn’t allow that function via firmware upgrade to encourage ppl to upgrade lol Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
cwt Posted February 23, 2020 Share Posted February 23, 2020 3 hours ago, mjledme said: Thanks. That’s strange coz 95 had the same dac chip as 105 and should play DSD natively via USB. Guess oppo didn’t allow that function via firmware upgrade to encourage ppl to upgrade lol Easily be so mjledme ; maybe something to do with the simplified circuitry with the rearranged sabre dacs . Or the volume control being duplicated within the stacked dacs ? It was one of the things planned for the 83 etc [basic file playback] but oppo had to rush the 93/95 to market for its 3d capability iirc Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mjledme Posted February 23, 2020 Author Share Posted February 23, 2020 Thank you very much. I this case I’ll wait for a 105 to pop up lol Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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