4K Blu-ray Archives

Oppo Digital UDP 205 Disc Player

by Audiophile Audition | Dec 5, 2017 | Component Reviews

The Oppo Digital UDP-205 is a universal disc player—it plays 4k, 3D and HD Blu-ray discs, DVDs, CDs, SACDs, DVD Audios, and various digital audio formats. Price: $1299. For more information about it features go to: https://www.oppodigital.com/blu-ray-udp-205/ Oppo Digital is one of my favorite companies. Oppo has consistently produced high quality components at reasonable prices. The reasons that sets them apart, from most player companies, is their ongoing emphasis on sound and build quality. I have been reviewing Oppo products since their first DVD player, and welcomed this new addition to their product line. The Oppo 205 arrived in exceptional packing. The build quality was far above most players. Setup was fairly easy—the digital inputs (HDMI audio and video, USB audio and video, optical and coax digital audio and RS232C) allow for a great deal of flexibility for using the Oppo as a DAC or video up-sampler. Of course, now for the acid test—how does it sound and look. The 4K native video is outstanding. The 4K up-sampling produces almost as good of a picture as native 4K. For testing, I played some 4K discs that came with a regular Blu-ray; on the Oppo 205 you could see a slightly […]

Audio News for November 29, 2016

by Audiophile Audition | Nov 29, 2016 | Audio News

New Sony Dub Stage Equipped to Master Films in Immersive Sound Formats – The new Culver City stage is designed to simulate a typical home theater environment. It includes object-based surround formats like Dolby Atmos, DTS:X and Auro-3D. It is currently preparing several feature titles for Blu-ray, 4K UHD and digital delivery. It is equipped to master feature films and TV in immersive sound formats. The mix stage features an Avid Pro Tools S6 mixing console with 24 faders, two Pro Tools HDS systems, Ancillary gear from Blackmagic, Pegasus and Brainstorm, and a custom-built Delicate Audio truss system for mounting nearfield speakers to conform to the specs of individual sound formats. “Flexibility is essential,” says one of the Sony designers. New Complete Mozart on DGG & Decca – Deutsche Grammophon and Decca have released the ultimate in over-the-top gifts in their 200-CD Mozart 225: The New Complete Edition. The box weighs about 20 lbs. and includes 240 of old and new recordings of every known Mozart score: his operas, symphonies, concertos, piano music, even his arrangements of Bach and Handel. Some 600 eminent artists perform the Mozart works and you download the opera librettos and song texts from a web […]